‘Welcome to suggestions but not political’
Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, July 15 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that no outsider was being given land under Pradhan Mantri’s Awas Yojna (PMAY).
Addressing a function at Dak Bunglow, Baramulla, Sinha said that many people came to him stating that they were eligible for the PMAY but they had no land.
“So, the administration took a review and decided to give such families 5 malras land under PMAY so that they can construct their own houses,” he said.
“So far, 1,99,500 homes have been sanctioned for homeless families. The figure includes 46000 SC and ST category families who were eligible for the scheme besides 2711 families who had no land,” he said.
“Unfortunately, some people are misleading the people by claiming that land is being given to outsiders. No outsider is being given land in J&K,” the LG said.
Sinha said that those who grabbed State land and constructed huge houses not with their own money, should stop misleading people.
“These people should stop creating confusion. I would not go into where they got money to construct huge palaces on illegally encroached state land,” he stated.
The LG also inaugurated a multipurpose 100 seater Cinema Hall at Maqbool Sherwani Hall, Baramulla. He said after 30 years of gap, Baramulla has got a 100 seater Cinema hall.
“This Cinema at Maqbool Sherwani hall Baramulla will not just be the source of entertainment but also a great source of learning for the youth who want to excel in education, technology and art,” he said.
Seeking support from people for cementing peace in J&K, Sinha said that security forces and police are doing a great job but it is the collective responsibility of every single citizen to contribute towards peace building in J&K.
The LG said that he was open to all suggestions regarding making J&K prosperous. “But if there are political suggestions, I was not interested in the past neither will be I interested in them in future,” he said.
Reiterating the commitment of the administration to work for socio-economic empowerment of all, Sinha said, the marginalized section of society have first right on Government’s resources.
“Vision of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas has brought transformation in the lives of underprivileged. We are working on a holistic and scalable strategy to harness the tremendous creative power of a large population”, he said.
He said land to landless and a Pacca House under PMAY will unleash the full potential of thousands of families and will meet their basic needs.
“Government wants to see the last person in the queue get a sense of empowerment and I want to assure these families that a promising future awaits you”, he said.
Safina Baig, Chairperson, District Development Council, Baramulla lauded the continuous efforts of the Lt Governor led UT administration for the welfare and empowerment of the youth of the J&K through initiatives like Mission Youth.
Rahul Nehra, Director Jadooz Media informed that the blockbuster Bollywood ‘Pathaan’ will be showcased at the newly inaugurated cinemas.
Mission Youth endeavours to establish Multipurpose Cinema halls across the UT. On pilot basis Multipurpose Cinema Halls were taken up in districts of Pulwama, Shopian, Udhampur, Bandipora, Kupwara, Doda and Baramulla.
The other projects worth Rs 4 crore inaugurated by Lt Governor at Baramulla includes nine roomed three storey building at HSS Kunzer; Auditorium at HSS Sultanpora; Water Supply Schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission at Achabal Doabagh, Vadderabad, Panzalla, and WSS Dolipora Fresthar.
Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, CEO Mission Youth; Vivek Gupta, DIG; Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, senior officials of Police, civil administration and Security forces, PRI members, office bearers of Jadooz Media and prominent citizens from all walks of life were present.
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