USAA is an association of Direct Entry Graduate Engineers working in the Irrigation Department, Uttarakhand. USAA represents around one hundred and fifty Graduate Engineers working in the Irrigation Department of the state. USAA started functioning from 2022 onwards and is recognized by the Government of Uttarakhand vide G.O No.E-23087 IRR I-ESTB/15/68/2022 Dehradun on September 27, 2022 having its headquarters at Central Store, Yamuna Colony, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
There has been continuous erosion in the pay, status and career prospects of engineers when compared with other civil services since independence. The role of engineers and technocrats in nation building has been duly acknowledged not only by the leaders of our nation but also by the public at large. The bureaucracy could act as a facilitator of science and technological development, but it should not be allowed to dominate over these professionals. The status, pay structure and career progression of Engineering Services all over the country were once equal to those of civil services, but now they are far behind them. In order to restore these anomalies, USAA strives to meet the demands.
USAA coordinates with all the States / Central Associations through Uttarakhand Engineers Federation (UEF). By this way, all the serving Engineers in the state are covered under the umbrella of INDEF.