“Believe my words, youth of the valley mark my words that you will not face the hardships faced by your parents and grandparents. This I will accomplish and I have come to assure you,” PM he said parish Village in Samba district of Jammu where he addressed more than 30,000 elected rural representatives of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the country on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day. His address was broadcast in Gram Sabhas across India.
He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for road and power projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir in his first general public function in the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. Earlier, the PM visited army camps in Rajouri and Nowshera. In October 2019 and November 2021 to celebrate Diwali with the troops deployed at the border.
The PM said the celebration of Panchayati Raj Day in Jammu and Kashmir is a “major change” as it is proof that “democracy has reached the grassroots level”. He expressed satisfaction that in 2020, for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, the Panchayat and District body elections were conducted peacefully.
“Jammu and Kashmir Presenting a new example of democracy and determination as many development initiatives have been taken in the last two to three years,” he said.
He defended the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Articles 370 and 35-A, saying his government has implemented nearly 200 central laws and the Panchayati Raj system for those who were “deprived” of these benefits earlier. were.
He said that the people of the villages of Jammu and Kashmir, women, are the biggest beneficiaries of the central schemes for the poor and the underprivileged sections of the society. kitchen gasToilets, electricity, cheap or free healthcare, land rights and water connections.
Modi said Jammu and Kashmir would write a new chapter of success in the next 25 years, which would be the “elixir of Indian independence”. He said that the youth of the area would get employment at the rapid pace of development. “The local youth of the parish will get employment,” he said. “I met panchayat representatives, heard them, their dreams and missions. He showed me what ‘Sab Ka Prayas’ really meant.”
He also talked about removing the discrepancies in the reservation clause. “I am proud that after 75 years the people of Valmiki Samaj are equal to any other citizen of India. These people suffered a lot.”
The Prime Minister referred to his interaction with a delegation from UAE just before the public meeting for investment in Jammu and Kashmir. He said private investment of only Rs 17,000 crore reached Jammu and Kashmir in the seven decades since independence, but investment proposals worth Rs 38,000 crore for the region were “approved” in the last two years. He said that tourism is also flourishing once again.
PM inaugurates 8.45 km long Banihal-Qazigund tunnel, between which all-weather road connectivity has been established Srinagar and Jammu. He also laid the foundation stone of three road package of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway worth Rs 7,500 crore besides launching Amrit Sarovar initiative for development and rejuvenation of 75 water bodies in every district of the country.
In other projects, Modi laid the foundation of rattle And quoro Hydroelectric projects on Chenab which will generate 850MW and 540MW of electricity.
(with inputs from Akhilesh Singh in New Delhi)