PM visits J&K to participate in celebrations of National Panchayati Raj Day
Addresses all the Gram Sabhas across the country from Palli Panchayat in Samba district
Inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth over Rs 20,000 crore
Inaugurates Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel which will help bring the regions of Jammu and Kashmir closer
Lays foundation stone of three road packages of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway and Ratle&Kwar Hydroelectric projects
Launches Amrit Sarovar – an initiative aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country
“Celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day in Jammu and Kashmir marks a big change”
“Be it democracy or resolve for development, today Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example. In the last 2-3 years, new dimensions of development have been created in Jammu and Kashmir”
“Those who did not get the benefit of reservation in Jammu and Kashmir for years, are also getting the benefit of reservation now”
“Distances, whether of hearts, languages, customs or of resources, their elimination is our major priority today”
“This ‘Amrit Kaal’ of Independence is going to be the golden period of India”
“Youth of the valley will not face the problems that their parents and grandparents faced”
“If our villages move towards natural farming that will benefit the entire humanity”
“Gram Panchayats will play a major role in combating malnutrition with the help of ‘SabkaPrayas’”
SAMBA, APRIL 24: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Jammu & Kashmir to participate in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day today and addressed all the Gram Sabhas across the country. He visited Palli Panchayat in Samba district.
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth around Rs 20,000 crore. He also launched the Amrit Sarovar initiative. Lt Governor Jammu and Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha, Union Ministers Shri Giriraj Singh, Dr Jitendra Singh and Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil were among those present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that today is a landmark day in the development journey of Jammu and Kashmir. He thanked the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their enthusiasm. The Prime Minister said, due to his long association with the state, he understands the issues involved and expressed happiness about the focus on connectivity in the projects inaugurated and for which foundation stone was laid today. “Projects worth 20 thousand crore rupees related to connectivity and electricity have been inaugurated and the foundation stone has been laid here.
To give a new impetus to the development of Jammu and Kashmir, work is going on at a fast pace. These efforts will provide employment to a large number of youths of Jammu and Kashmir”, he said. Today many families have also got property cards of their houses in villages. These ownership cards will inspire new possibilities in the villages.100 Jan AushadhiKendras will become a medium to provide affordable medicines and surgical items to the poor and middle-class families of Jammu and Kashmir, he said.
