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Hello Jammu News at 7:10:00 PM 0


JAMMU, APRIL 25 - Chief Justice (Acting), J&K High Court Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar today laid the foundation stone for construction of Advocate General’s Office at High Court Complex in Jammu.
Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Minister for Law and Justice and Rural Development Abdul Haq Khan, Advocate General, Jahangir Iqbal Ganai and Managing Director, JKPCC VikarShanthoo were present on the occasion.
The first floor of the existing building being constructed by Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) at the cost of Rs 2.5 crore would be completed by July 31, 2018.
Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Haq said the government is committed to facilitate speedy delivery of justice and steps are being taken to strengthen the judiciary for timely deliverance of justice.
He said the government is working on developing the infrastructure in courts to provide more working space to the advocates, storage of records and libraries in the Court Complexes.

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Hello Jammu News at 8:19:00 PM 0


JAMMU, APRIL 13: Minister for Revenue, Haj & Auqaf, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Ghani Kohli and Minister for Law and Justice Abdu Haq Khan has felicitated the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Me’raj.
In their messages of felicitation, the Ministers expressed hope that the celebration of this auspicious occasion would further strengthen the bonds of amity, harmony and brotherhood and be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State.
While highlighting the need for spreading message of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) who, promoted love, affection, kindness and mutual respect among the humankind, ministers said the teachings of prophet are more relevant in contemporary times when violence has increased across globe.  They also urged the people to offer special prayers for peace and prosperity of the state.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:53:00 PM 0

Abdul Haq, Priya Sethi launch exclusive SHG unit at Gagwal


JAMMU, APRIL 05: Taking a cue from Padman Arunachalam Muruganantham’s low-cost pad-making, the women in Gagwal Jammu have started making low cost sanitary pads and the Department of Rural Development’s Umeed scheme has assisted them in making their dream come true.
The State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) has installed low-cost pad making unit at Gagwal Jammu and the women from Self Help Groups of this block will manage the whole process of making sanitary pads and its marketing.
Minister for Rural Development Abdul Haq Khan and Minister of State for Education Priya Sethi on Thursday formally inaugurated the unit and it has now started its operations.
With an aim to ensure menstrual hygiene by selling the sanitary pads for less than a third of the cost of commercial pads, the women will not only sell the sanitary pads to the women at low cost but also earn their livelihood from the business.
On the occasion the Ministers were informed that RDD trained about seven members of Self Help Groups at Arunachalam Muruganantham’s Pad-making industry in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and also acquired the machines from there.
The Ministers were further informed that the investment in the unit is nominal and the product price will be affordable to the rural women especially women belonging to economically weaker sections and it will them to discard their traditional method of using unhygienic cloth and switchover to these low-cost sanitary pads.
The ministers were further informed that the making and marketing of the product will be done by women members of SHGs that will help them to earn their livelihood.
Earlier while interacting with the members of SHGs, Minister for Rural Development Abdul Haq said the SHGs are a useful platform to enhance women's health through increased knowledge and awareness on health issues, and financial security during health emergencies etc. He expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the unit and hoped that more such units will be established in other areas to make these products available to women at lower cost for ensuring better menstrual hygiene.
He said the State Government has flagged women’s welfare as a priority area and efforts are being made to achieve the targets in this regard. He said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is keen to see the women of state empowered and many welfare schemes have been launched in this regard to ensure women empowerment.
Minister of State Priya Sethi while interacting with the women also praised them for overcoming all odds and starting earning their livelihood besides helping other people also to earn.
She said the empowerment of women is imperative for the development of the society and that the government is committed to facilitate the women to improve their living standard.
She said making women economically independent is the prime endeavor towards women empowerment and that SRLM has been active in this regard to help the women folk. She said the Government has launched many schemes and programmes for the welfare and development of women of the State.
MLA Hiranagar Kuldeep Raj and Additional Mission Director SRLM Kapil Sharma were also present on the occasion. 

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Hello Jammu News at 8:06:00 PM 0

Skill Development under Himayat

Urges students to equip themselves with skills to earn good livelihood
JAMMU, APRIL 04: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq today visited various training centres to get first hand appraisal of the facilities and training being provided to the youth of the state under Himayat Scheme.
The Minister visited Teamlease Services Limited, a Project Implementation Agency imparting training to the youth of the state in various job-oriented skills including Electricals and Information Technology.  287 youths from various districts of Jammu province are undergoing training in the centre including 113 females.
The Minister was accompanied by Additional Mission Director JKSRLM Kapil Sharma, Project Head Teamlease Services Limited, Mukhtar Nabi and other senior officials of the department.
Abdul Haq visited the lecture rooms, laboratories, Computer labs and online monitoring systems installed in the training centre. The Minister also inspected the boarding and other facilities being provided by the PIA to the students.
Most of the students of undergoing batch hail from very far of places of Jammu division including Kishtwar, Padder, Doda and other hilly areas.
While interacting with the Minister, the students expressed satisfaction over the facilities being provided to by the trainers and the teaching staff of the Teamlease Services.
The Minister urged the students to work hard to get trained well in their respective trades so that they can prove their mettle in market and get jobs easily to earn their livelihood.
Addressing the students, Abdul Haq said Himayat is a skill development cum placement programme for unemployed youth in J&K under the umbrella of DeenDayal Upadhyaya GraminKoushalaya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Union Ministry of Rural Development with focus on sustainable employment for rural poor youth. He said JKSRLM has been entrusted with the responsibility of training and placing over 1.24 lakh youth with an allocation of Rs 1601.51 crore for a period of 3 years.
The Minister said Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has launched the remodelled Himayat scheme last year with an aim to train the unemployed youth in different sectors so that they get employment at the earliest.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:45:00 PM 0


Conducts various Public Durbars, inspected ongoing works
KUPWARA, MARCH 17: Continuing its Public Outreach program in Kupwara district, Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan Saturday visited various hamlets of Kupwara district and interacted with the people to take firsthand account of the problems faced by them.
The Minister conducted Public Darbar at Thyen Kalaroos and Payrpora Haihama wherein the people apprised minister about various grievances and sought early their early redressal.  Various delegations flagged their issues with regard to availability of pure drinking water, Electricity, installation of transformers, Ration, construction of roads and drains etc.
Minister said the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is keen to mitigate the problems of the people living especially in far flung areas and instead of people coming to Civil Secretariat, we (ministers) have been asked to visit the people at their doorstep to know their problems and take appropriate action to mitigate their problems.
During the visit to various villages, minister inspected various ongoing developmental projects and directed the officials to expedite the work so that it can be completed well in time. The minister also visited various health centres and hospitals and interacted with the staff and the patients to get feedback about the healthcare facilities being provided to the people.
The Minister also interacted with general public and discussed several matters regarding availability of different facilities. He assured the public that all the areas of the state would be provide all basic facilities at their door steps.
Responding to the demands raised by deputations, the Minister assured them that he would take up the issues with the concerned Departments for their early redressal. He said that the Government is committed to development of rural and far flung areas. “To meet the goal, several schemes and programs have already been undertaken under R&B, PDD, PHE, Health, RDD and other sectors” he said and urged the people to take full advantage of various state and centrally sponsored schemes.
He said that the dream of Chief Minister about Rural Development Department will come true only when all the flagship programmes of the department are implemented in letter and spirit and all the stakeholders work with dedication, cooperation and honesty.

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Hello Jammu News at 7:06:00 PM 0

Transparency, accountability benchmarks of present Govt

KUPWARA, MARCH 15: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan on Thursday said the primary aim of the government is the all-round development of every section of the society and that every step will be taken to achieve the goal.
Minister said this while interacting with the people at Wavoora village in Kupwara district during a public interaction program.
He said the   government lead by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is committed to uplift the down trodden people of the society and ensure equitable development in all the three regions of the state. He said sustained efforts are afoot to accelerate the pace of development in the State to provide people all modern facilities especially living in far flung areas to make their lives more comfortable.
Abdul Haq said that transparency and accountability are the benchmarks of the present coalition government and there is no space for corrupt practices and persons in the present government. He said various innovative measures taken under the leadership of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti have brought a visible change in governance in the state and everyone has been made accountable in the system.
Appealing people to become active stakeholders in effective implementation of developmental programmes at the grassroots level, the Minister appealed the people to become eyes and ears of the government by keeping track of the developmental activities taking place in their respective areas to ensure quality in works besides transparency.
During the interaction, various delegations apprised minister about issues confronting them in different sectors including PHE, electricity, Health, and renovation of roads, up-gradation of lanes and drains. . The minister gave patient hearing to them and assured that steps will be taken to mitigate their problems.
He said State Government is committed to the welfare of public to mitigate the problems faced by public. He said that the aim of conducting this programme is to address public grievances at grass root level instead of forcing people to visit the corridors of power in Srinagar or Jammu.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:45:00 PM 0


Calls for completing works under CM’s Commitments by March 31

 JAMMU, MARCH 03: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan Saturdaydirected the officials of Rural Development to complete the fresh list of left over beneficiaries by March 10.
          The minister said this while reviewing the implementation of PMAY and Chief Minister’s commitments made during the public darbar as part of her “Public Outreach Programme”.
          The meeting was attended by Director Rural Development Jammu RK Bhat, Director Rural Sanitation Nazir Ahmad, Additional Secretary Rakesh Badiyal, Superintendent Engineer Jammu Balbir Singh, ACD’s and Executive Engineers of various districts and other senior officers of the department.
          Minister asked the officials to complete the process of preparing fresh list of houseless population to include the left out families by March 10 so that the same can be recommended to the central government.
          The minister also directed the officers to complete the target of 2016-17 under PMAY by the end of this month and the target of 2017-18 be completed by May 31.
          He said under PMAY, Minister said the government intends to provide Housing for All by 2022 and said government is determined to  achieve the target within stipulated time by providing  housing facilities to all the houseless population of the state by March, 2019.
          Abdul Haq also reviewed the works taken up by the department on Chief Minister’s Commitments made during the public darbar as part of her “Public Outreach Programme.
          Minister was informed that work is in progress in all the districts. He directed the officers to expedite the pace of work to complete all these works by the end of this month. He assured that the government will provide liberal funding to complete all the projects well in time.
          While emphasizing upon the officers to work with extra zeal and enthusiasm, he directed the concerned for early initiation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and other necessary formalities so that all the undertaken works are completed within stipulated time frame. He reiterates the commitment of timely disposing the public grievances and said that necessary measures are being taken so as to comply with the directions of Chief Minister.

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Hello Jammu News at 7:08:00 PM 0

Students demand creation of helpline for better coordination


CHANDIGARH, FEBRUARY 21: On Day-II, Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan continued his interaction with JK students studying in various colleges in Punjab.
Minister is on visit to the state on the directions of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to meet JK Students to get feedback from them regarding the steps government need to take to ensure comfortable stay of students in other states while they study.
The Minister visited Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology Banur, Chandigarh and held an interaction with students.  The students apprised Minister about various issues faced by them while their stay in other states and also suggested various measures to be taken by the government to assist the students in case of problems.
During the interaction, students raised a demand of setting up of a special helpline and a special cell in the State through which the students can contact the government immediately in case they need any help and the dedicated officials of the special cell can coordinate with the respective states.
They also raised the issue of delays in various central sponsered scholarships and sought government intervention in getting the issues resolved.
Many other students suggested the government to open technical universities in the state so that not only the local students but also the students from other states will come to J&K to study.
Responding to the suggestions given by the students, Minister assured them he will communicate their suggestions to the government and that all the measures/steps will be taken to safeguard the interests of the students who are studying outside the State.
He also shared personal phone numbers with the students and asked them to contact him directly in case they need any assistance of the government.
The Minister was accompanied by Mission Director JKSRLM, Bakshi Javid Hamayun, Additional Mission Director Kapil Sharma and other senior officers of the state government and Chandigarh Government besides the officials of the University.
While interacting with the students in the University, Minister said it after parents, it is the responsibility of the government to take care of its youth who are studying or working outside the state.
He urged the students to be the ambassadors of the J&K state and help in breaking the negative stereotype about Kashmir build by a section of media.
He said during interactions with students in various states he came to know that the students are the primary sufferers of the negative image being portrayed of J&K by blowing minor issues out of proportion and that students need to act ambassadors of peace in the respective states they are studying.
Abdul Haq said studying outside their state can be a blessing in disguise as students get to know more people and diverse cultures and help in removing negative stereotypes thereby bridging the gaps and bringing the people together.

He said once the people talk to each other all the negative notions against each other gets demolished and real picture come to fore. He said that is the only way that the people of Kashmir can counter the narrative being constructed by a section of media.
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Hello Jammu News at 5:41:00 PM 0


JAMMU, FEBUARY 9: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Chaudhary and Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq today inaugurated Common Facilitation Centres (CFC) at Upper Chakroi and Kotli Rayian in Suchetgarh
Both the Ministers also inaugurated car parking at Kotli Raiyan.  
The CFC centre at Upper Chakroi was constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 44.70 lakh and CFC Kotli Rayian was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 37 Lakh. The car parking at Kotli Raiyan was completed with a cost of Rs 10 lakh.
Speaking on the occasion, PHE Minister said that the government is making all endeavours to extend all necessary services to people at their door steps and setting up of two CFC in the area is a part of these initiatives.
The Minister, while counting government's achievements in other sectors, said that several works have been started to improve sanitation and healthcare facilities in the border villages. He said that the schemes launched for welfare of the people are yielding tangible results.
Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Haq assured that the government is committed for welfare and prosperity of the people by involving them in every sphere of development process. He said that government is also working hard to bring rural development department to the forefront by working in an open, transparent and corruption free manner.
Abdul Haq said that state government under the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti has started an era of transparency and accountability in the present system.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:57:00 PM 0

Technology driven monitoring mechanism put in place to track works
JAMMU, JANUARY 23: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan said that various programmes and schemes launched by the government aimed for holistic development of rural areas of the state. He said the effective implementation of RDD schemes has changed the lives of people by reshaping the rural economy.
The Minister was replying to the discussion on working of Rural Development Department in the Legislative Council, here today.
With a view to enlighten the House, the Minister highlighted various achievements made by the department during the past three years and also outlined the future strategy to bring era of development in the rural areas of the state.
         He said the department has laid a network of roads, bridges and culverts in the state under MGNREGA that has changed the socio-economic status of the rural populace.
“In a first, RDD has done some commendable job after launching MGNREGA scheme in the State, which has been acknowledged at national level and has also won many awards in last three years,” he said.
Under MGNREGA, the department has set short terms missions with an aim to create durable assets for the people of rural areas, while jobs are created during the last three years, he added.
 He said that it has identified the rural connectivity a major challenge in rural areas and hence took up the task to focus on rural connectivity in first two years and has constructed 679 bridges, 2283 culverts, 31337 roads during the period.
          The Minister further informed that the department has also constructed 2696 ponds, 885 check dams , 3617 water harvesting tanks , 561 play fields, 72 fisheries ponds, 55 Anganwari centers, renovation of 4622 traditional water bodies and 20143 micro irrigation works while providing jobs to 23.90 lac persons.
          “Our main focus is on water harvesting in kandi areas including construction of water harvesting tanks, check dams and other small dams in upper belts to conserve the water,” he added.  
He said that after introduction of technology to monitor the assets, all the assets in the districts have been geo-tagged and it is a touchstone of transparency that will enforce better monitoring, recording and management of development works at the cutting edge level.
          He further informed that one ombudsman will be shortly engaged for two districts in the state to look into complaints to bring transparency and accountability in the system.
It was a breakthrough for the department in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the State by adopting e-FMS in which system allows direct transfer of fund from State Account to Job card holder’s Account, reducing human intervention and delays in wage payment, he said.
To boost self-esteem and self-confidence of women folk especially living in rural areas, the Minister informed that biggest success of UMEED scheme in the state is that currently 2.08 lakh women are associated with the 22270 Self Helf Groups formed under the scheme in 68 blocks of the state.

          He further stated that JKSRLM has also been entrusted with the responsibility of training and placing over 1.24 lakh JK youth with an allocation of Rs 1,601.51 crore for a period of three years under Himayat Scheme.
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