Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 25: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today said that present Government is laying special thrust on fast pacing of developmental initiatives in various sectors.
Addressing a huge gathering at Khan Kachi Mir Bahri Rainawari here, Dr Singh said, “ever since the Government came into existence special thrust has been laid for fast pacing the developmental initiatives undertaken in various sectors like housing and Urban Development, Tourism and PDD so that people get all the requisite and basic amenities”. He called for the participatory involvement of the people in various civic initiatives.
Responding to the demands of the people who got displaced and have been provided plots at Rakhi Aarath, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the maximum ceiling of three plots per family has been removed in a recently held meeting so that maximum number of plots according to family size can be given.
He said necessary instructions have also been given to the executing agencies to equip the colony coming up for the displaced Dal dwellers at Rakhi Aarath with all the facilities including schooling, hospitals etc. “The provision of providing transportation faculties to and fro Dal and its vicinities would also be explored so that their livelihood activities do not get affected”, he added.
The Deputy Chief Minister while referring to the Skill India Initiative said that training of different trades would be provided to the youth, so that they create avenues of employability to themselves and others. He said that artisans of the area would also be taken care of by covering them under the ambit of various welfare schemes as has been the endeavour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the benefit of the Government initiatives percolates to every section of the society.
Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, Asiea Naqash, while speaking on the occasion highlighted the initiatives undertaken by the Government for ensuring holistic and sustained development of the Srinagar city and said that it had been the vision of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to see Srinagar city coming up as one of the most modern and developed cities of the country.
Responding to the demands of the locals, she announced an ambulance for the dispensary and also a hospital for the upcoming colony at Rakhi Aarath.
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