Jammu, Sept 28 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, currently on a visit to the Union Capital, called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed various central projects in the Union Territory and other related issues in a meeting on Monday.
The Minister and the Lieutenant Governor exchanged notes and briefs on various centrally sponsored schemes and new initiatives by the UT government.
The Lieutenant Governor also appreciated the manner in which Dr Jitendra Singh took a keen personal interest in following up with the Central Government each of the issues related to the Union Territory.
Dr Singh informed Mr Sinha about the Centre’s plan to revive the process of regular visits to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the Union Ministers.
He said, the experience of 36 Union Central Ministers travelling to the Union Territory within a span of two weeks in the month of January had proved extremely gratifying and generated a lot of optimism and hope among the local population.
He recalled that the initiative had been undertaken on the personal intervention and advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and as soon as the COVID pandemic wanes away, the process will be started again.
Dr Singh also updated Lieutenant Governor Sinha about a mega initiative by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) whereby three Bamboo clusters will be set up in the Jammu region and these will be devoted to the production of agarbatti, charcoal, and baskets respectively.
He also revealed a plan to set up a Bamboo Technology Centre in Jammu and Kashmir which would impart skill and vocational training to the youth for entrepreneurship in the bamboo sector.
Dr Singh reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attaches the highest priority to the two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He said, Prime Minister Modi is keen that the two Union Territories should receive the same kind of focus and attention which the North Eastern part of the has received in the last 5 to 6 years.
Now that Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory happens to be directly under the purview of the Union Home Ministry, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Home Minister Amit Shah keeps a close track virtually on a day to day basis.
He has also issued instructions to provide all possible help to enable Jammu and Kashmir to get back on the fast track of development and peace.
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