Dehradun, Nov. 3 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Monday addressed the special session of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on the silver jubilee of the state and noted that since the formation of the state, there has been improvement in several parameters of the Human Development Index (HDI) in the state.

President Murmu commended the state's efforts towards women's empowerment and hoped that the number of women in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly will further increase in the future.

Addressing the Legislative Assembly, President Murmu expressed happiness over the increased literacy rate in the state.

"As a result of holistic development efforts, there has been improvement in several parameters of the Human Development Index in the s...