New Delhi, Sep 8: Food,
Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Information & Public
Relations Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali
today called on Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh here and discussed
wide range of issues related to development and those faced by the border
districts.
Mr Ali gave an update about the progress of various Central schemes and
projects in his Ministry as well as in other sectors in general. He said that with the support of the Centre, the development activity has received an impetus and as the situation gradually returns to normalcy, benefits of development will be realised in full measure.
He informed about various flagship programmes including the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and requested for initiating the work on Rajouri-Poonch railway line.
He also made a plea for increasing the employment opportunities for the people of the region.
Dr Singh said he would put forward the issues raised by him before the concerned Ministries, like Railways and Road Transport & Highways, however, he suggested that the state government should get into a more active mode and try to fast-track the works which have already been approved and for which even the funds have been sanctioned by the central government.
He said the centre was liberal in offering all kinds of support, both financial and otherwise, to J&K and Northeast, but it was up to the respective state governments to make the best use of this patronage.
Emphasising the need to fast-track construction of roads sanctioned through Central Roads Fund (CRF) by the centre and rural electrification under "Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana" (DDUGJY), Dr Singh said that J&K government should expedite work to achieve the fixed timelines and targets set to be achieved by 2019. UNI
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