Uttarakhand Forward 2.0 is the second edition of The Times of India’s flagship video series spotlighting the state’s journey of growth, innovation and transformative governance. Through exclusive conversations with policymakers, administrators, industry leaders, educationists and experts, the series explores the ideas, initiatives and vision shaping Uttarakhand’s future across infrastructure, clean energy, education, tourism, sustainability and more. The campaign highlights the policies driving progress, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and the roadmap for the state’s next phase of development.In this episode of Uttarakhand 2.0, Richa Jain Kalra is in conversation with Dr Manoj Kumar Pant, Director, Department of Planning, Government of Uttarakhand, about the state’s long-term vision. From migration and rural development to climate resilience, digital connectivity and infrastructure, the conversation explores how today’s decisions will shape Uttarakhand’s future for generations to come. As India moves towards the centenary of its independence in 2047, the discussion examines what it will take for Uttarakhand to emerge as a resilient, sustainable, and future-ready state over the next two decades.
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Mr. Pant outlined a long-term development vision centred on climate resilience, sustainable growth and creating more opportunities in Uttarakhand’s hill and rural regions. “In all our future planning, we will have to put climate at the centre of the discussion,” he said. The conversation also explored migration, education, connectivity and the need to create livelihoods closer to home. “People migrate, but it should not be distress migration,” Pant said. Looking ahead, he highlighted the possibilities that better connectivity and technology could create for the hills, with Vision 2047 incorporating the idea of “work from the hills, work from home, work from the mountains.”
