Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 6: Vice-Chairman of J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kissans and MLA Nowshera, Radhay Sham Sharma called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and held threadbare discussions on developmental works of Nowshera constituency and other issues.
Mr Sharma submitted a 29-point charter of demands to the Chief Minister seeking timely consideration of long pending demands of border migrants.
He urged a special package for one time permanent settlement of these people at safer places, district status to Nowshera, special employment package for educated unemployed youth, sanctioning of clusters of Model villages, one each in Nowshera and Sunderbani block, creation of EM&RE Division at Nowshera, release of Rs 6.88 crore for electrification of SC/ST localities, on spot recruitment in Police Department under direct supervision of DGP, upgradation of schools, etc.
He also demanded creation of the post of Additional District and Session Judge at Nowshera and Sub-Judge at Sunderbani, creation of Police district at Nowshera, Maternity Hospital, increasing number of Anganwaris in Nowshera and release of adequate funds for providing transformers, electric poles and water pipes for his constituency.
He also sought personal intervention of the Chief Minister for early start of Jammu-Poonch Railway line via Akhnoor, Sunderbani, Nowshera and Rajouri by taking up the issue with Ministry of Railway, Government of India.
The Chief Minister gave a patient hearing to Mr Sharma and assured his whole hearted cooperation for timely redressal of all the issue discussed in the meeting. The Chief Minister also issued on the spot directions to Ajay Sadhotra, Minister for Planning and Development, for calling a meeting of all the concerned Administrative Secretaries for the timely action.
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