Under Central Government’s SPOP, MoS Pratima Bhoumik visits Rajouri.

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, OCTOBER 17:– Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik on Monday reached the Rajouri district and interactevd with members of the District Development Council (DDC); Block Development Council (BDC) and elected members of Panchayats.
Pratima Bhoumik during her visit to Rajouri district under the Special Public Outreach Program (SPOP) of the Central government to the Union Territory of J&K said: “ J&K is the crown of India and government is steadfast, making all-round efforts for the overall development of J&K,”.
“The Basic objective of the public outreach program is to assess ground-level development across all the sectors and to review the implementation of all the central government schemes and programs in the district” she added.
“The central government is working on the idea of ‘Sab Ka Sath, Sab Ka Vikas’ and thus, all round, holistic and sustainable development across every sector of J&K is the top priority of the government,” said the Minister.
The Minister further said that after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35 A in Jammu and Kashmir, all welfare schemes and programs have been implemented in the UT and many have reached 100 percent of their saturation which is a positive sign.
“The central government is very serious about the safety and protection of all the border residents and scores of measures being taken to meet the developmental aspirations of the border residents,” said Pratima Bhoumik.
The Minister said that the contribution of border residents is immense as they work shoulder-to-shoulder with our security forces for maintaining peace in the border areas.
“There is a huge potential of border tourism in the district and it is high time to explore these tourist spots to uplift the socio-economic status of the border residents,” the Minister said.
The Minister while interacting with DDC/BDC/PRIs members also highlighted various people welfare schemes/programs launched by the central government.
These members also apparised the Minister about a number of issues and demands of their areas and sought immediate redressal of the same.
“The central government is working on the concept of “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” which aims to actively enhance interaction between people of diverse cultures living in different States and UTs in India, with the objective of promoting greater mutual understanding amongst them,” said Pratima Bhoumik.
The Minister also inaugurated 2.6 kms road from Malyan Di to Dal to be constructed under NABARD RIDF XXV with a cost of 2.45 crores.
DDC Rajouri, Vikas Kundal; SSP, Mohammad Aslam; ADDC, Pawan Kumar; DFO Nowshera, Neelima; ADC Kalakote, Krishan Lal; ADC Nowshera, Kartar Singh; CPO, Mohammad Khurshid; PO ICDS, Shoket Mehmood Malik and other officers from District Administration were present on the occasion.