Kohli for maintaining tempo of developmental projects in district Rajouri

Minister for Transport, Abdul Ghani Kohli Friday emphasized for maintaining tempo of developmental projects in district Rajouri. He further said that several such initiatives are in pipeline to usher progress and prosperity in the region.

          The Minister stated this while addressing a public gathering in Kalakote Rajouri. He was accompanied by Vice Chairperson, Pahari Advisory Board, Kuldeep Raj Gupta.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that government is committed to ensure equitable development in the district so that it comes up as one of the model districts of the state. He maintained that all concerned have already been directed to ensure that pace of developmental activities undertaken by the government is accelerated so that people living in rural areas are able to avail all basic amenities at their door steps. He directed the officers to work in close coordination so that bottlenecks, if any, are removed and projects completed expeditiously.

         Vice Chairperson, Pahari Advisory Board, while speaking on the occasion highlighted various women centric schemes launched by the government   including Beti bachaoo, beti padhao, Ladli Beti , AASRA and others. He said that these schemes have been launched to address gender imbalances and to create positive disposition towards girl child. While impressing upon all to realise the role of women in society and their immense contribution in nation building, Gupta directed field functionaries to generate mass   awareness among people so that they could avail maximum benefit out of such schemes.