Excelsior Correspondent
R S PURA, Feb 17: Gurdeep Singh Saini, General Secretary of AJKPC and Sarpanch of Gandali Panchayat of Block RS Pura today sought immediate attention of Government towards the problems being faced by border dwellers on the International Border along with Pakistan.
Addressing media persons here, Saini said that keeping in view Pakistan’s unprovoked fire and pounding of Indian posts and forward hamlets all along the IB, Government must fulfill its promise of providing 5 marlas plot to each family, preferably around 20-25 kms away from the International Border.
“While the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has remained a success story, unfortunately, the border dwellers have been deprived of this welfare scheme,” he said and demanded that houses of the border dwellers are made under the scheme.
Saini also said that there is a need to raise more armed forces battalions exclusively from the border areas. “The Government must conduct a special recruitment drive for youth, especially those belonging from areas 0-6 kms from the border,” he demanded.
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