Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23 : Underlining commitment of the Government to provide responsive administration, Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand said recent order to set up new administrative units all across the State is a step in the direction to decentralize power and establish an administrative set up that is transparent, responsive and pro-people in approach.
He said the Coalition Government members along with support from Union Government worked for accommodating demands of the people from Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh region, adding that the report was accepted by the Cabinet thus paving way for taking the Government further closer to the people.
Tara Chand was addressing a massive public rally at Kharah, Khour today.
Minister for Tourism Ghulam Ahmad Mir, MLA, Inderwal G.M. Saroori, Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Sarpanchs, Panchs and prominent public leaders of the area attended the rally.
Listing various social sector schemes launched by the Government, Tara Chand said with the active support of Central Government a number of welfare schemes have been launched in the State, adding that measures launched during the tenure of Ghulam Nabi Azad are being carried forward by the present Government.
He said earlier Government under Azad took initiative to bring issue of Refugees to logical conclusion and various strides were taken in the direction for amicable resolution, adding that the process is still under way and highest level efforts are being put in to address the issue.
Underlining commitment of the Government to provide free education to children, Deputy Chief Minister said work on the draft for Right to Education is completed and with its implementation every child in the age of four to fourteen years will have a right to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education.
Calling for bringing the area up on tourism map of the State, Tara Chand said need of the hour is to exploit the religious and border tourism potential of the area by way of extending more tourism friendly schemes. Tourists visiting Buda Amarnath, Baba Amarnath and other religious places need to be attracted to the area, he added.
Tourism Minister assured creation of tourism infrastructure in the area and efforts would be redoubled to bring it up on the tourism map of the State. Instructions would be given to the concerned tourism authorities to exploit the potential of the area in the field of religious and border tourism, he added.
Addressing the rally, Saroori highlighted the development initiatives undertaken by the Coalition Government to upgrade infrastructure in the rural, border and far-flung areas of the state.
He said the nefarious design of communal forces to divide society would be defeated by the people.
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