PM Modi greets people on Uttarakhand's statehood day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Uttarakhand on its statehood day.

He tweeted, "This is a state closely associated with nature and spirituality. People from this state are making phenomenal contributions, across many sectors, to nation-building. May Uttarakhand keep progressing in the coming years."

Statehood Day greetings to the people of Uttarakhand. This is a state closely associated with nature and spirituality. People from this state are making phenomenal contributions, across many sectors, to nation building. May Uttarakhand keep progressing in the coming years.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 9, 2022

The hill state was carved out of Uttar Pradesh and formed on this day in 2000.