‘PM’s guarantee vehicle reaching doorsteps of everyone’
*Calls upon people to take benefits of schemes in next 40 days
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee vehicle has been reaching doorsteps of the people and called upon Panchayat members, elected representatives, Youth Clubs, Women Self Help Groups etc to ensure 100 percent saturation of welfare schemes as 40 days are still left for conclusion of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY).
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The yatra is scheduled to conclude on January 26, 2024, Sinha said while addressing his monthly `Awaam Ki Awaaz’ Radio address which is aired every third Sunday of the month.
“The Prime Minister’s guarantee vehicle (a reference towards VBSY) has been reaching doorsteps of the people to help them avail benefits of welfare schemes. The yatra will end on January 26. I urge Sarpanchs, Panchs, Youth Clubs, elected representatives, Women Self Help Groups etc to help ensure 100 percent saturation of welfare schemes,” the Lieutenant Governor said, adding this will change life in the rural areas.
He said the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is not just a development vehicle but the Prime Minister’s guarantee on welfare measures.
The yatra is being undertaken across the country with the aim to attain saturation of flagship Government schemes and ensuring that the benefits of these reach all targeted beneficiaries in a time-bound manner.
This is “the largest-ever outreach initiative of the Government of India” and it will cover every Panchayat and Urban Local Body area of Jammu and Kashmir, Sinha said.
“People’s participation is important to achieve 100 per cent saturation of schemes, ensuring that their benefits reach all intended recipients,” he said.
Sinha called upon the people especially youth to help achieve Developed India mission by 2047.
Asserting that outgoing year 2023 was dedicated to development in Jammu and Kashmir, he said the Union Territory has been touching new heights of development and various deprived sections have been empowered.
“Jammu and Kashmir witnessed impressive growth in 2023. It achieved new milestones of development. Changes were quite visible which amazed tourists not only from national but international level. Such a system is in place now of which future generations will be proud of,” Sinha said.
The Lieutenant Governor said that “as we stand at the sunset of 2023 and look back at the months that have passed, we see impressive growth, improved quality of life in rural and urban areas, and visible progress all around”.
He called upon the people also to take benefits of Prime Minister’s Vishwakarma Yojana, PM Mudra Yojana, StartUp and StandUp India during Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. He also asked the administration to ensure saturation of all schemes during the yatra.
Sharing some success stories of citizens during the programme, Sinha made a special mention of Munshi Ram, a senior citizen from Udhampur, who has made an e-cycle using an old laptop battery and e-waste.
Munshi Ram felt motivated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vocal for local call and Green India Initiative, and hopes to sensitise and inspire others towards taking up green alternatives, he said.
He also lauded Srinagar-resident Sadaf for achieving her goal of becoming a successful entrepreneur in-spite of her disabilities, saying her life is a story of grit, self-belief, hardwork and determination. Her competence, skills and knowledge are a source of inspiration for other citizens, he said.
Mentioning Bhaderwah’s Meenakshi Devi, a woman e-rickshaw driver, Sinha said she is the epitome of Nari Shakti.
Despite immense challenges, she is offering hope to her family and inspiration to others, he said and directed district administrations to felicitate extraordinary and courageous women such as her and extend them necessary support.
He also appreciated Pooja of Jammu’s Kot Bhalwal area for establishing her own homemade chocolate brand ‘Smiley Chocolates’. The Lt Governor said the foray of Pooja into entrepreneurship is inspiring.
The Lieutenant Governor also shared the entrepreneurial journey of Javed Ahmed of Tangmarg, a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and commended the efforts of Tariq Ahmed Ganie from Kulgam for realising the goal of the waste to wealth economic model with a successful waste recycling unit.
The Lt Governor also mentioned the suggestions received from the citizens. He directed the concerned departments and officials to take appropriate action on the valuable inputs received from Jammu’s Poonam Sharma, Abdul Rashid Bhat from Ganderbal, Sanchetna from Jammu, Pulwama’s Ehsaan Khaleeq, Anil Thapa of Udhampur, Kathua’s Kanwal Singh, Noor Ud Din Khan of Baramulla, Madeena Mir of Srinagar, Saurav Sharma of Kathua and Zakir Hussain from Poonch.
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