Union MoS for Steel, Rural Development reaches Kupwara for two day visit
KUPWARA, OCTOBER 01: Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste reached the frontier district of Kupwara on a two day visit today.
On reaching Kupwara, the Minister laid the foundation stones of Block Development Council Office at Wavoora and Alama Anwar Shah Sports Stadium, Kuligam coming up at a cost of Rs.97 lakh and Rs.20 lakh respectively in Lolab Subdivision of Kupwara district.
The Minister also laid e-foundation stone of 15 Solid Waste Management Plants costing Rs.1.20 crore coming up in the area.
Speaking at the occasion, the Minister said that the Government of India is committed to ensure overall development of all urban as well as rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir UT, adding that various flagship programmes aimed to develop infrastructure and economy in rural areas like Kupwara district have been yielding better results on ground level.
Chairman District Development Council (DDC) Irfan Sultan Panditpori, Vice Chairman DDC Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir; Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Imam Din, Director Rural Development Kashmir Tariq Ahmad Zargar and DDC Member Wavoora were present on the occasion.
Responding to the demand of further release of funds, the Minister said there is no shortage of funds however submission of Utilization Certificates is a prerequisite for which Government will take sympathetic consideration.
He said extension and upgradation of road connectivity in hilly and far-flung areas is the priority of the Union Government.
Regarding power, education and other sectors, the Minister assured that all the demands projected by the people would be taken care of properly, adding that he will discuss these issues with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
The Minister said that the Government is providing 100 percent financial assistance in agriculture, horticulture and poultry sectors and stressed upon the youth to take advantage of these schemes to earn better livelihood.
The Minister assured that the memorandum submitted by Vice Chairman DDC Kupwara would be looked into on priority.
Earlier, Chairman District Development Council (DDC), Vice Chairman DDC, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, DDC Member Wavoora besides representatives of Self Help Groups and youth clubs spoke on the occasion.
Later, in the afternoon, the Minister convened interactive meeting with DDCs, BDCs and PRIs, besides, public delegations, youth club and self help groups and got feedback regarding the implementation of different development programmes at ground level.
The Chairman DDC, Vice Chairman DDC, DDC Members, Chairperson BDCs and deputationists spoke on the occasion and projected demands of their respective areas. They also expressed gratitude towards the Union Government's public outreach programme to JK UT including frontier district Kupwara.
The Minister heard them patiently and assured them that their genuine demands would be resolved on priority basis. The Minister also assured them that every demand of every Kashmiri would be resolved in a time bound manner.
The Minister also reviewed implementation of different development schemes in a separate meeting with District Administration in which Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Imam Din briefed the Minister about the development profile of the district.
Union Minister of State for Textiles and Railways visits Kulgam
KULGAM, OCTOBER 01: Union Minister of State for Textiles and Railways, Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh today visited district Kulgam as part of the ongoing public outreach programme of the Union Government.
During this visit, the Minister took part in a series of events and activities that witnessed participation of public officials and delegations.
She also inaugurated developmental projects and interacted with multiple public delegations, members of Panchayat Raj Institutions, SHG members, tribal delegations youth clubs and entrepreneurs among others.
The Minister, during her visit to Employment and Counselling Centre, distributed vehicles among beneficiaries under the MUMKIN scheme.
At Mini-stadium Kulgam, the Minister inaugurated inter- zone district level competition for girls in badminton, table tennis, tug of war and rope skipping.
The Minister applauded the young and energetic players for their enthusiastic participation in sports. While speaking on the occasion, she highlighted the measures and initiatives taken by the Government headed by the Prime Minister to promote sports culture across the country.
The Minister also interacted with members of Self Help Groups and entrepreneurs who shared their successes stories. She stressed upon these members to give extensive marketing reach of their products by registering on GeM portal and other business sites.
The Minister also met also several public delegations including members of tribal community, members of Youth club, Gujjar Bakerwal delegations and other delegations who projected their demands. These members also extended their gratitude to Prime Minister for initiating such extensive outreach programme to listen to the people.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the purpose of the visit is to assess the needs and requirements of the people.
She added that Prime Minister is focused to make Jammu and Kashmir a prosperous and developed place and has taken several measures and initiatives for welfare of people.
Present on the occasion were Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din- Bhat, RTO Kashmir Sajid Yehya Naqash, SSP GV Sandeep and other officers.
Besides DDC Chairperson Mohammad Afzal Parrey, VC-DDC Shazia Jan, DDC member Manzgam, Chowdhary Jameela, BDC Shareef Ahmad Bhat were also present on the occasion.
Later on the Minister also presided over a cultural programme at Aherbal. She also planted ornamental tree Loro-Petalum and a Chinar sapling there.
The Minister also inaugurated Government T-20 hotel cum restaurant for tourists which has come up at an estimated cost of Rs 3.89 crore.
Later on, the Minister held a meeting with DDC, BDC and members of other PRIs, Presidents of Municipal Committees and other ULB members/councilors.
These members brought forth various demands concerning the development and public welfare in the whole district as well as in their respective areas.
District Development Commissioner, Senior Superintendent of Police and other district and sectoral officers also attended the session.
During the extensive visit, the Minister also inspected stalls installed by various departments like Agriculture, Horticulture, ICDS, Health, Social Welfare, Handloom/ Handicrafts, Industries and Commerce, NRLM, AYUSH, Animal and Sheep Husbandry etc to showcase the schemes, goods and services provided by them.
On the occasion farm machinery was also distributed among beneficiaries.