Kathua, Apr 26: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways and Textiles, Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Wednesday conducted a public outreach programme at Government Degree College for Women, Kathua.
The event was aimed to provide a platform to the public to project their issues and concerns before the Union Minister for redressal.
During the event, Union Minister interacted with the public and listened to their grievances and issues. She assured them that the government is committed towards addressing their issues and concerns.
Speaking on the occasion, Darshana Vikram Jardosh said, “Such outreach programmes provide a platform to public to raise their grievances and demands before the government representatives besides enabling the authorities to work towards public welfare accordingly.
She reaffirmed the government’s resolve towards welfare and development of its citizens with focus on under privileged segments of the society.”
Hailing the initiative of Public Outreach programs, Union Minister said that Modi government is according high priority to peripheral regions like Jammu and Kashmir.
Referring to new initiatives being taken up by the Textile Ministry to promote production and value addition of textile products, Union MoS informed that several textile units are coming up in Jammu and Kashmir which will pave the way for making it an alluring industrial hub of the country.
Union Minister also threw light on the 5F vision of Prime Minister ‘Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign’ as this will help furthering the growth of textile sector.
Regarding latest intervention by the present dispensation led by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Union MoS said that Railway has been witnessing total revamp with introduction of speedy trains coupled with modern stations giving befitting grandeur to largest railway network of the world. Besides, our engineers are being equipped with latest knowhow about state of the art technology.
Union MoS assured that halt of important trains will be considered for Kathua keeping in view the needs of the locals and the industrial sector.
During the programme, various departments had set up stalls showcasing their schemes and initiatives.
Union MoS inspected these stalls and interacted with the representative of each department and had discussion on their initiatives and programs.