Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 20: While carrying forward the mission to provide all the requisite facilities to the people living in inaccessible areas and hilly terrain, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today inaugurated two newly sanctioned Government treasuries, one each at Ramsoo in Ramban and Assar in Doda district raising the total number of Government treasuries to 55 in Jammu province. The Minister also inaugurated treasury building for Government Treasury Gool constructed at a cost of about Rs. 22 lakh.
Among others the functions were attended by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Haj and Aquaf, Aijaz Ahmed Khan, MLA Banihal, Vikar Rasool, MLA Ramban, Ashok Kumar, Director General Accounts and Treasuries, Ravi Magotra, Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Shabir Ahmed Bhat, Deputy Commissioner Doda, Farooq Ahmad Khan and Joint Director Accounts and Treasury Mohammad Aslam at respective places.
Addressing series of public gatherings, after inaugurating treasuries, Mr. Rather said the Coalition Government, led by visionary Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is committed to ameliorate the lot of poorest of the poor with special focus on remote and backward pockets of the State. He said after bringing Ramsoo, Gool and Assar on the treasury map of the State, three more treasuries, in the most difficult and rugged terrain in Paddar, Dachan and Marwah are being dedicated to the people shortly, adding that basic objective is to provide better service and facilities to the people near to their door steps and to remove their hardships.
“It is Government’s paramount duty to ensure equitable and uniform development of all the areas, regions and sub-regions of the State without any discrimination”, Mr. Rather asserted, adding that no stone will be left unturned to come upto the urges and expectations of the people of the State.
Mr. Rather said that holding of Panchayat elections, after a long gap of 20 years, is also aimed at ensuring speedy development in rural areas and the elections to the Block Development Council (BDCs) will be held very soon to ensure that Panchayat representatives start their duties in District Development Boards to discuss and formulate village works plans on needs basis. He cautioned them not to get swayed by the false propaganda of the oppositions, adding that after getting crushing defeat in the elections, they are un-nerved with the rising popularity of the coalition partners among the masses.
Mr. Rather said National Conference has been always strong votary of decentralization of power, adding that it was in 1975, when Sher-i-Kashmir introduced single line administration to decentralize the power from secretariat to district level for solving the problems of people. He said Panchayati Raj system is also the offshoot of this pro-people policy of NC which has been carried forward by the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah.
Referring to the opening of treasuries in remote and far-flung areas, Mr. Rather said their existence was pivotal in view of RBI’s decision to bring all the uncovered villages under financial inclusion. “Banking institutions and Treasuries are correlated”, Mr. Rather maintained.
Responding to the demands of the locals, Mr. Rather assured that these will be sympathetically considered by the Government at appropriate time. He said demands for creating more tehsil will be considered by the Government.
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