KUPWARA, NOVEMBER 17, 2022: Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas, Labour and Employment, Shri Rameshwar Teli today said that the benefits of developmental initiative of Union Government have been percolating down at gross root level in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir including far flung Kupwara district.
The Minister, who reached here for a day long visit under Union Government’s Outreach programme, said this during a well attended function at Galizoo, in the out skirts of Kupwara Town.
The Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a dream to make Jammu and Kashmir a developed and prosperous UT, adding that the outreach programme envisages to look after the implementation of Union Government’s developmental schemes and welfare programmes at ground level.
He urged upon the people to take advantage of the schemes of the Government. He said administration is making all possible efforts to saturate the central sponsored people friendly schemes.
The Minister said that Kupwara is a very beautiful place with abundant scope for development of tourism sector. He assured the people that he will take up the matter with Tourism Ministry at union level. He said other issues will also be discussed with concerned Ministries.
The Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Doifode Sagar Dattatray also spoke at the occasion and welcomed the Minister. He also gave a detailed brief regarding saturation of government schemes during the recently concluded ambitious B2V4 programme.
The Vice Chairman DDC also spoke and projected the developmental issues of the district.
The Chairman District Development Council (DDC), Kupwara Irfan Sultan Panditpori, CEO JKBOCWWB, Munir-ul-Islam; Labour Commissioner, J&K, Abdul Rashid War; VC DDC, Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir, DDC Member, Hyhama, Haji Sonauallah Khan, officers, PRIs and people in large number attended the function.
