Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Oct 9: Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Moheshwar Patil met with several public delegations including Jammu & Kashmir NPS Employees United Front district Poonch today.
On the occasion numerous public issues were brought to the notice of the Minister. The Minister assured the deputations that he will submit the charter of demands with his recommendations to UT administration for early redressal. Later, Patil inspected various stalls organized by district administration.
While presiding a mega public function here at Dak Bunglow Poonch, the MoS said that the Prime Minister of India is very concerned about overall welfare of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that J&K has special place in the heart of PM and he is very keen to pace up development tempo of the UT for which the centre has a separate blue print.
“Union Government is making best of efforts to ensure that benefits of Centre Government programs reach to all sections of the society without any discrimination and also in making the delivery system of welfare programs more effective with accountability and transparency in the administrative setup,” the Minister said.
Patil said that there is no dearth of employment opportunities in the Government and other sectors but the youth should be focused and able to grab the job opportunities available in different programs and schemes of the Central Government.
He said this while quoting example of a women Self Help Group Khawaja-Greeb Nawaz from tehsil Mandi area working under NRLM which is not only creating employment opportunity for themselves but also creating employment avenues for other unemployed youth of the areas. He advised the youth to work hard to achieve their desired goals in life.
In his address to PRIs, Patil said that for the first time in the history of Jammu & Kashmir three tier Panchayati Raj institution has been set up and J&K is moving forward on the path of integrated and equitable development. He announced to release Rs 25 lakh for the construction of Panchayat Bhawan and Rs 5 lakh for repair.
MP, Jugal Kishore; Chairperson, DDC Poonch, Tazim Akhter; Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Inder Jeet; Director Panchayati Raj Rakesh Sarangal; Senior Superintendent of Police, Dr. Vinod Kumar; youth from youth clubs and Self Help Groups and all district officers were present on the occasion.
The MoS also inaugurated Tourist Reception Centre at Mandi at Budha Amarnath Mandir.
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