Uttarakhand CMO marks PM Modi's 25 years of public service
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Twenty-five years of unbroken public service — first as Chief Minister of Gujarat, then as Prime Minister of India — is the milestone that Uttarakhand's Chief Minister's Office is putting front and centre this week, as the state joins a nationwide outreach drive inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on 17 September.
The CMO's post, shared on 6 October 2026, highlights that Modi has dedicated 25 consecutive years to national service across his tenures as Chief Minister and Prime Minister. Alongside the tribute, the post flags the ongoing Seva Sankalp Abhiyan — 'Pledge of Service Campaign' — which was launched on 17 September to coincide with the Prime Minister's birthday and has been running since.
Seva Sankalp Abhiyan: what the campaign involves
The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan is a public-outreach and service drive organised around Modi's birthday, a format the BJP and its affiliated organisations have repeated in previous years. Activities typically span healthcare camps, cleanliness drives, blood-donation programmes, and welfare distribution events across districts. Uttarakhand's CMO flagging the campaign signals the state machinery's participation in the drive.
Nanakmatta in the frame
The post is tagged with #Nanakmatta and #Nankamamata, pointing to Nanakmatta Sahib in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand — a revered Sikh pilgrimage site associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The inclusion of the location hashtag suggests campaign activities at or near Nanakmatta are part of the Uttarakhand leg of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, weaving together the service-drive narrative with one of the state's spiritually significant sites.
Nanakmatta Sahib draws pilgrims from across northern India and holds deep religious importance for the Sikh community. Holding outreach events at such a location carries both symbolic and logistical significance for a government eager to demonstrate broad-based reach.
As the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan continues through the weeks following Modi's birthday, Uttarakhand's participation underlines how state governments translate a nationally-driven political-service campaign into ground-level activity — with pilgrimage towns like Nanakmatta serving as visible, high-footfall venues for that effort.