Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29: Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta asserted that comprehensive development of Jammu and Kashmir is the priority of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In a statement issued here, today the BJP leader said that his party is focusing on creating robust infrastructure to encourage investors, grow tourism, health and education and creating opportunities for gainful employment. He informed that Rajya Sabha has given nod for Rs one lakh crore to rejuvenate local economy and create new employment avenues in 2020-21. He said that the interest shown by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in development of J&K is unprecedented as no one in the past has taken so much pain to augment the region with plentiful of opportunities.
“The new industrial policy to attract investors and corporates will help in giving a fillip to employment. Lucrative environment shall be created to lure and make things conducive for investors”, he said adding that progress along with peace is soon becoming part and parcel of life in J&K.
“Already multi-prone strategy is being run in J&K with keenness shown towards restoring peace through efforts on de-radicalization, employment, education, health sector and above all by winning hearts of those who got alienated due to indifference shown by the successive governments in the erstwhile State of J&K”, Kavinder maintained adding that all out efforts are on to transform J&K into land of opportunities instead of land of tumult and turmoil.
“Five Medical Colleges apart from Ayurvedic Colleges have been set up and other developmental activities include potential hydroelectric projects, fortified road network and plugging of gaps in tourism industry which is the mainstay here”, he said adding optimum use of technology is ensured to save resources and time. He also made it clear that BJP is very strict against any kind of prejudice towards people therefore it is treading to ensure equitable development of all regions thus leaving no scope of any kind of resentment.
“J&K Government’s SEHAT scheme is unique in the country and has been taken up positively by the people,” he said. He also referred to BJP Government’s initiative in ensuring three-tier Panchayati Raj system, which has empowered people at ground level.
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