‘40,000 dropout children brought back to schools’
*J&K youth want development, Admn assisting them
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Nov 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said today that he will ask the Tourism Department to prepare a Vision Document for major tourist destinations to give further boost to tourism in Jammu and Kashmir as he maintained that new history and records have been created in the tourist sector this year.
Addressing monthly programme ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ on Radio and TV channels this morning, Sinha said the youth of Jammu and Kashmir want development and the administration is fully committed to assist them. In this connection, he also mentioned the initiatives taken by the youth in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions.
“A system has been developed by the administration to help youth in their ventures,” he said, adding the village industries are also being encouraged in the rural areas.
The Lieutenant Governor said during last three years, 5.5 lakh self-employment opportunities have been created for the youth. Even during just concluded ‘Back to Village-IV’ (B2V4), 15 youth were identified in each Panchayat for self-employment and 20 youth for skill development.
“Another important task during B2V4 was to identity and re-enroll school dropout children,” he said, adding that more than 40,000 such children were identified and their admission in schools was ensured.
Sinha observed that there was massive participation in the B2V4. which enabled the administration to successfully saturate 54 deliverables of 21 Government departments.
“Back to Village is our endeavour to develop a well-planned comprehensive model of rural development and Panchayats to realise to the vision of Atamnirbhar Jammu and Kashmir. It is also reflection of our commitment to empower rural community and strengthening partnership for holistic development,” he said.
He added that public participation brings efficiency, transparency and social justice in Government. The Back to Village is reflection of our commitment to empower rural community and strengthening partnership for holistic development.
Sinha said tourist activities have been identified for starting through Village Cooperatives while 2000 home stays will be made operational with the help of locals.
“This year the tourism sector has created history and set new records. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a major focus is being laid on tourist spots with the help of professional service providers and experts. Community partnership by the private companies in tourism sector is need of the hour,” he said.
This year, the Lieutenant Governor said, 210 tourist destinations have been identified and integrated development of tourism is being explored.
An official handout said: “Around 96,000 Sehat Golden Cards were issued to provide health security benefits to 49,526 families; 5,914 Kisan Credit Cards were issued under the Jan Abhiyaan, and now the total number of Kisan Credit Card holders in the Union Territory has reached 12 lakh 84 thousand. As many as 277 new cooperative societies were registered and training was provided to 31,578 cooperative members. The ‘Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani’ portal launched for the empowerment of land owners was accessed by nearly 9 lakh people and more than 7 lakh land passbooks were distributed,” Sinha said.
He added that 211 camps were organized to ensure uninterrupted access to all facilities to the Divyangjan and 3205 Senior Citizen Clubs have been established. More than one lakh students participated in the Swachh Abhiyan under the My School My Pride program and Social Welfare Department included the left-out beneficiaries under various welfare schemes. “We have emphasized on IT intervention to eliminate human interface under Jan Abhiyaan and citizens have been given information about 225 online services in all Panchayats,” he informed.
Promoting inclusive growth and creating employment opportunities in the Agriculture & allied sectors is our priority. Jan Abhiyan has brought together experts and farmers on a common platform to speed up the pace of development in this sector, the Lt Governor said.
‘Adapt to Grow’ is the new Mantra for Agriculture Sector. The efforts of the Progressive farmers of J&K like Baldev Raj from Simblawali village, Samba for promoting diversification in agriculture to improve agricultural productivity and boost sustainable growth are praiseworthy. Baldev Raj’s decision for crop diversification proved to be extremely beneficial to his family and his experience is encouraging others to switch to high-value crop, the Sinha said.
Sharing the inspirational stories of young & promising entrepreneurs from across the UT, the Lt Governor called upon the youth, especially the women folks of J&K to draw inspiration from Pulwama’s Hina Parray, Ridhima Arora, from Jammu and J&K’s first women e-rickshaw driver, Seema Devi.
“Determination, passion and self-confidence to face new challenges are significant to fulfill dreams and life’s objective. Hina Parray’s entrepreneurial journey is inspiration for budding entrepreneurs,” the Lt Governor said.
Seema Devi from Nagrota is the epitome of women empowerment. As J&K’s first women e-rickshaw driver, Seema Devi is setting examples for others.
“Ridhima Arora is one of J&K’s most promising young entrepreneurs. With passion, grit, innovation and ingenuity she has built her Startup that is making a difference in people’s lives. She is a true inspiration for young entrepreneurs in India,” he added.
The Lt Governor also mentioned about Kashmir’s Sami-ullah who has started a door-to-door delivery Start-up and delivering products from Jammu and Kashmir to other States and countries and is working with around 1200 MSMEs.
“We are creating an enabling environment to harness the potential of the youth of J&K. Today our youth are being provided with all the resources and necessary handholding to fulfill their aspirations and convert ideas into business ventures,” said the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor also shared suggestions received from Bandipora’s Mudasser Nazir Wani, Dilshad Matoo from Kishtwar, Pulwama’s Saima Zargar, Ratan Prabha and Vijay Sharma from Jammu and Harjot Singh from Kathua pertaining to online dashboard for pension beneficiaries of Panchayats, pharmacy-related policy reforms and new initiatives, Mid-Day Meals in schools, for creating a Resource Center in the Tourism Department to accelerate the development of identified tourist destinations and seeking fortnightly status report from the Field Officers on the applications received on Kashmir Migrant Portal.
The Lt Governor passed explicit directions to the concerned departments to take appropriate actions on the suggestions and inputs received from various quarters.
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