| MoS Steel, MoS Social Justice & Empowerment meet public | | |  Early Times Report
POONCH, Jan 24: On the last leg of their two day visit to this border district, Union Minister of State for Steel, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Krishan Pal Gurjar today chaired Public meetings at Mankote and Dak Bungalow Poonch, respectively.
During the largely attended public meetings, 'Balika Diwas' was also celebrated in which school going girls, women and nursing mother were given school bags , blankets and baby care kits.
District Development Commissioner (DDC) Poonch, Rahul Yadav; SSP, Ramesh Angral; MD Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Aijaz Asad; Ex MLC Pardeep Sharma; ADDC Mohd. Rashid Choudhary; ADC Malikzada Shahraj-ul-Haq; ASP Adil Hamid besides Councilors, Sarpanchs, Panchs and a large number of people attended the programme.
MOS Steel laid the foundation stone of Tehsil Complex at Mankote. In his address, on the occasion, MOS Steel informed the public about various initiatives taken by the central government and Prime Minister for the development of J&K and its people. He mentioned about the increase in number of medical seats, besides introduction of flagship health scheme Ayushman Bharat for the poor, housing scheme PMAY and scholarship for tribal people and other individual benefit schemes. He also shared his own experience about Panchayati Raj and highlighted the importance of Gram panchayats for development of rural areas.
Responding to local demands, the Minister said that all the issues raised by Sarpanchs of the area would be taken up with the concerned authorities, for early redress of the same. He assured that Government Girls Middle School Mankote would be upgraded to next level (High School level). He appreciated the courage of people living along the border belt.
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