New Delhi: The Union Minister Hardeep S. Puri on Monday said that the Prime Minister’s commitment to the development of J&K is turning into reality and work regarding the same is in full swing. He stated that the PM’s development initiatives in J&K have created an emotional bond between the people and the country. “Central schemes directly benefit the people and I am glad that work is going on at the ground level,” the minister added.
Addressing the media persons in Srinagar today Puri said people are investing in the economic development in the Union Territory of J&K because of the Central Government’s farsighted decision to remove the bottleneck of Article 370 and 35A.
Puri said that a new dawn of development is now set in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 that could be judged from the fact that 25 new National Highway Projects have been sanctioned to be built at an estimated cost of 11,721 crores, 168 MoUs have been signed amounting to 13,600 crores, seven new medical colleges have been sanctioned with medical seats increasing from 500 to 955, world’s highest railway bridge constructed in J&K, Vande Bharat Express is in operation from Jammu to Delhi and tourist footfall increased to more than one lakh.
Divisional Commissioner Pandurang K. Pole, District Commissioner Srinagar, Ajaz Assad, Srinagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Athar Aamir and other senior officers of the district administration were present on the occasion.
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