Excelsior Correspondent
—Excelsior/Rakesh
JAMMU, Mar 21: Union Minister in PMO with independent charge of North Eastern States, Dr Jitendra Singh today asked the partymen to fan out in entire State and apprise the people of the nine months performance of Narendra Modi led Government at Centre.
Addressing a meeting or Party representatives from Kathua-Doda Parliamentary Constituency here today, Dr Singh said it is an evidence based age and hence nothing can be concealed from the masses.
He asked the Partymen to be available to the people and listen their grievances and problems to project them before the appropriate forum for redressal.
Maintaining that the Party workers are ambassadors of the Government in their respective areas, Dr Singh said that they have to counter the propaganda of opponents and highlight the achievements and people friendly policies of Government.
Dr Singh said to have a better coordination with Partymen and the people a monthly meeting will be held in future at Party’s Gandhi Nagar office where he will also be available for the people. This will help in maintaining a good liaison with public and seeking a feedback from them.
Highlighting the new projects taken up in hand during the last nine months in the State in general, and his Constituency in particular, he said besides the sanction of AIIMS for the Kashmir Valley, IIT and IIM have been sanctioned for Jammu region. The process for identification of land for IIT has started, he added.
In addition to it inauguration of Kidyan Gandyal bridge, technical park at Gatti Kathua, High technical forecast system at Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, identification of land at Hiranagar for settlement of border migrants, doubling the salaries of SPOs and VDCs, KV for Jodhpur Gandoh in Doda district, smart villages etc are the other achievements of nine months tenure.
Besides, the work on Stage second of Dul Hasti Power Project will also be taken up in hand soon as the DPR of the project has been prepared.
Stressing that the project should be constructed by NHPC, Dr Singh said the company has better technical know-how than State. Besides, this way the Centre will also have some control over the power sector in the State, he added.
Dr Singh said mobile towers will be established in far-flung areas of Kishtwar to connect the 58 villages which have no connectivity and FM channels for the State have also been sanctioned.
He said starting of Yuvavani Station for Jammu and upgradation of KV at Udhampur are other achievements of last nine months.
Dr Singh said Kathua-Doda Parliamentary Segment played a significant role in BJP’s victory in Assembly elections in which party won 25 seats from Jammu region out of 37.
He urged the Partymen to identify the areas where the MP LAD (Local Area Development) Fund can be utilized. But these areas should be other than those where the funds from other sources and schemes are not utilized.
Speaking on the occasion Minister of State for R&B and Revenue, Sunil Sharma said that the work on second phase of PMGSY will begin soon in the State as the Centre has agreed to release funds for the same. He urged the Partymen to maintain vigil that funds are utilized properly meant for developmental purposes.
BJP organizational general secretary Ashok Koul while speaking on the occasion stressed on strengthening the Party by launching membership drive in farflung and remote areas. He said Party workers should enroll as many members as they could.
MLA Doda and MLA Bhaderwah Shakti Parihar and Daleep Parihar stressed on construction of Power Projects in the area. They said the Chenab Valley has a tremendous potential for generating power and the same should be tapped properly. Shakti also stressed on construction of tunnel to connect Doda Kishtwar trough an alternative road.
The meeting was attended by the Party representatives from Doda, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, Ramban, Banihal, Udhampur, Reasi, Chenani, Gool Arnas, Gool Gulabgarh, Kathua, Bani, Basholi, Billawar, Hiranagar, Ramnagar and Inderwal Constituencies.
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