Security is tight on the routes and at the venue and passengers had to pass through several checkpoints as authorities cordoned off the area to thwart any attempt by terrorists to sabotage the event, which followed the revocation of the Article. The first general public function of the Prime Minister will be held in Jammu and Kashmir. 370 in August 2019
More than 30,000 members from rural bodies of J&K are expected to participate and listen to the event PM Modi Address Gram Sabhas across the country. PMO said in a statement that Modi Amrit Sarovar – a new initiative to develop and rejuvenate 75 water bodies in every district of India.
Among projects in J&K, PM to inaugurate Rs 3,100-crore Banihal-Qazigund twin-tube road tunnel – all to reduce distance between 8.45 km Srinagar and Jammu 16 kms and travel time 90 mins. He will also lay the foundation stone for three road projects of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway worth Rs 7,500 crore.
The PM is about to attend a foundation stone laying ceremony for industrial projects worth crores and lay the foundation of many more public welfare schemes. He will interact with a delegation of a dozen investors from UAE, who have arrived in Srinagar and are likely to participate in the Samba celebrations.
According to the PMO, Modi’s visit will focus on bringing about comprehensive reforms to improve governance and make life easier for the people of the region.
Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, officials arranged for transport to bring the public representatives to Samba. Members are excited, says J&K Panchayat Sammelan president Shafiq MiriBecause Panchayats are “the pivot of our democracy and connect the common people to the higher echelons of power”.
Mir said the rural representatives of Jammu and Kashmir would request the PM to consider building a memorial for panchayat members killed by terrorists since 2011. “Almost 28 members have been killed by terrorists since the panchayat elections were held in J&K in 2011 after 32 years,” he said.
There are 19,582 panch and sarpanch seats in 137 blocks of the Valley, but elections were held in only 7,528 seats in the 2020 rural elections. Official records say that almost half of these seats are vacant. In Jammu, the situation is better as fewer seats are vacant. SRINAGAR: Thousands of elected rural representatives from Jammu and Kashmir made their way to the Palli Panchayat in Jammu’s Samba’s frontier district, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation on Panchayati Raj. Day on Sunday and launch of development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore for the Union Territory.
Security is tight on the routes and at the venue and passengers had to pass through several checkpoints as authorities cordoned off the area to thwart any attempt by terrorists to sabotage the event, which followed the revocation of the Article. The first general public function of the Prime Minister will be held in Jammu and Kashmir. 370 in August 2019
More than 30,000 members of rural bodies of Jammu and Kashmir are expected to attend the event and PM Modi is expected to address gram sabhas across the country. In a statement, the PMO said that Modi will launch Amrit Sarovar, a new initiative for the development and rejuvenation of 75 water bodies in every district of India.
Among the projects in Jammu and Kashmir, the PM will inaugurate the Rs 3,100-crore Banihal-Qazigund Twin-Tube Road Tunnel – all in a distance of 8.45 km which will reduce the distance between Srinagar and Jammu to 16 km and travel time by 90 minutes. will cut He will also lay the foundation stone for three road projects of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway worth Rs 7,500 crore.
The PM is about to attend a foundation stone laying ceremony for industrial projects worth crores and lay the foundation of many more public welfare schemes. He will interact with a delegation of a dozen investors from UAE, who have arrived in Srinagar and are likely to participate in the Samba celebrations.
According to the PMO, Modi’s visit will focus on bringing about comprehensive reforms to improve governance and make life easier for the people of the region.
Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, officials arranged for transport to bring the public representatives to Samba. The members are excited, said Shafiq Mir, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Sammelan, as panchayats “are the pivot of our democracy and connect common people to higher levels of power”.
Mir said the rural representatives of Jammu and Kashmir would request the PM to consider building a memorial for panchayat members killed by terrorists since 2011. “Almost 28 members have been killed by terrorists since the panchayat elections were held in J&K in 2011 after 32 years,” he said.
There are 19,582 panch and sarpanch seats in 137 blocks of the Valley, but elections were held in only 7,528 seats in the 2020 rural elections. Official records say that almost half of these seats are vacant. The situation is better in Jammu as fewer seats are vacant.