Amit Shah launches projects worth over ₹1,132 crore in Haridwar; 162 get citizenship under CAA
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth over ₹1,132 crore in Haridwar on 7 March 2026, marking four years of the Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of public welfare projects worth more than ₹1,132 crore in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on 7 March 2026, as the Pushkar Singh Dhami government completed four years. Amit Shah said 1,900 youths had been given police constable jobs that day through a transparent process. He said 162 people in Uttarakhand who came from Pakistan and Afghanistan had been granted citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. He also said the state government had removed more than 10,000 encroachments, and that the Uniform Civil Code would help prevent demographic change.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 7 March 2026, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
- Projects
- Over ₹1,132 crore
- Occasion
- Four years of the Dhami government
- Jobs
- 1,900 police constables
- CAA
- Citizenship to 162 people from Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Encroachments
- Over 10,000 removed (state govt)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 7 March 2026, Amit Shah launched projects worth over ₹1,132 crore in which city to mark four years of the Uttarakhand government?
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Correct answer: D — Haridwar
The projects were inaugurated and their foundation stones laid in Haridwar.
How many people in Uttarakhand were granted citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, according to Amit Shah on 7 March 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 162
Amit Shah said 162 people from Pakistan and Afghanistan were granted citizenship; 1,900 was the number of police constable jobs.