Imp announcements for Budgam
• Work on District hospital to start soon; Prestigious NIFT institute coming up at Budgam
• 5000 new houses under PradhanMantriAwasYojana to be allocated to the District within a period of one week
• Tosamaidan, DoodhPathri and Yusmarg to be developed as modern and national level tourist destinations[
• 70% households in the district to be connected with the tap water connection by the end of June
Budgam, June 03: Stating that the security forces have been given clear-cut directions “not to touch any innocent”, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said elections in J&K will be held in a transparent manner first time and nobody will be allowed to “hijack democracy” as seen in the past.
Addressing a public gathering at Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, LG Sinhasaid that gone are the days when elections were rigged and democracy hijacked in J&K.
“Everything is taking place in a transparent manner. Whenever elections are held in J&K, the process will be held in a transparent manner as well for the first time. Nobody will be allowed to hijack democracy as seen in the past,” he said.
The LG said that “clear-cut directions” have been passed to the security agencies and “I can tell you with full authority, no innocent will be touched by the security agencies in J&K.”
Taking a jibe at the previous governments, Sinha said that people were given hollow promises and tall claims in the past. “Things changed immensely after 2019. Our motive has been to serve people and to come up to the expectations of the masses. Every challenge has been turned into opportunities,” he said, adding that before 2019, development was confined to few families. Lot of promises were made but they were never fulfilled,” the LG said.
Meanwhile, highlighting several infrastructure projects of unprecedented magnitude undertaken by the District Administration, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinhasaid that progress of Jammu and Kashmir’s districts over the past three years is a reflection of Prime Minister NarendraModi and the UT Government’s determination to turn obstacles into opportunities and usher in a new era of development and prosperity.
The Lieutenant Governor stated, “Over the past 34 months, we have worked to create the J&K UT of the people’s dreams and realise the ambitions of all parts of society, ensuring that the benefits of growth reach all sections and enhance the lives of the common man.
Addressing a large gatheringat Beerwah Town Hall Ground, the Lt Governor lauded the PRI members and District Administration for their commitment and dedication towards the welfare of the people.
“Budgam is rapidly achieving all-round development and it has been possible because of the hard work, competence, integrity and excellent coordination between PRIs and district administration,” said the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor said these projects are being implemented at an unprecedented speed for ease of living and to evolve a holistic strategy to transform Budgam into a hub of education and entrepreneurship.
“Not only speed of project execution increased ten times but also the projects delayed for decades are being completed at a faster pace. We have completed 1500 such projects at a cost of Rs 2500 crore which were pending for 5 to 20 years,” he observed.
“From roads to healthcare, we are seeing the beginning of a qualitative change and growth in infrastructure that has given new hope and confidence to all sections of society, improved investment climate and scripting J&K’s bright future,” the Lt Governor further added.
He also underscored the measures undertaken for creation of infrastructure in agriculture and allied sector, increasing employment opportunities, connecting youth with agriculture, promoting Agriculture startups, and bringing prosperity in the lives of small and marginal farmers.
The Lieutenant Governor said the people of J&K and the representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions are working shoulder to shoulder with the administration in promoting Ease of Living and creating an Aspirational Society. This is the right time for J&K to move ahead and make significant contributions in realizing the Prime Minister’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
At Beerwah, the Lt Governor made some important announcements including the allocation of 5000 new houses under PradhanMantriAwasYojana to the District by the J&K Administration within a period of one week. Prestigious NIFT institute is also coming up at Budgam, he said.
“By the end of this month, 100% digitization of land records of Budgam will be done; besides 70% households in the district will be connected with the tap water connection. I am hopeful that by the month of December, all the households of the district will get Nal se Jal,” said the Lt Governor.
He also assured funding for promotion of Beerwah caves as tourist destinations, and early completion of recruitment process for AnganwadiSangini and Sahayika.
The long pending demand of the people of Budgam for district hospital is being fulfilled and 71 kanal of land has been identified for the district hospital. Soon tendering process will be completed and work will be started in coming three months, said the Lt Governor.
He said that land has also been allotted for setting up the campus of the Cluster University in the district.
The Chewdara Primary Health Center taken up under the Languishing project by JKIDFC will be made operational soon to benefit 30,000 people. ‘’Apart from this, Primary Health Centers at Nowpora, Talpora, Hanjura, Aripanthan and Nursing Hostel of Charar-e-Sharif have also been completed under languishing project,’’ the Lt Governor said.
The work on the ring road project and multi-level parking is going on at a fast pace. It is being ensured that all the projects are completed within the time frame, he added.
The Lt Governor also shared the vision for developing Budgam’s three important tourist destinations – Tosamaidan, DoodhPathri and Yusmarg as modern and national level tourist destinations to increase tourist influx which will promote local business and boost the local economy.
He also appreciated district administration, Police and PRI members for their efforts in making Budgam drug-free.
Nazir Ahmad Khan, Chairperson, District Development Council Budgam expressed gratitude towards Lt Governor led UT Government for giving top priority to the welfare of the common people through its citizen centric policies. He also projected various issues of public importance.
Syed Abdul LateefBukhari, Mirwaiz Central Kashmir praised the UT Administration for making committed efforts to ensure a peaceful and progressive environment in Jammu Kashmir.
Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir; Vijay Kumar, ADGP Kashmir; ShAkshayLabroo, Deputy Commissioner Budgam; PRI members and senior officials were present.
