"Important decisions will not be held up and matters of governance will be disposed of through proper consultations with Cabinet colleagues and officials," Hridayesh said at a Janta Darbar held at her residence in Haldwani.
"Individuals may fall sick, but not a government," she said, adding that the process of development will go on relentlessly.
Rawat was admitted to AIIMS at Delhi on June 13, after sustaining a neck injury during a rough helicopter ride.