| Creation of smaller states imperative for development, growth: Thakur Randhir | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 5 : NCP Chief J&K state Thakur Randhir Singh has asserted that creation of smaller states is imperative for area and potential based focused development to ensure rapid overall growth of the country and improving the socio economic conditions of people at large.
Reacting to the decision for creation of Telangana state after long struggle by the people, Singh while addressing to the media in Jammu today said that the centre should set up a State Reorganization Commission to work into the demands and needs for creation of new states and union territories across the country based on geographical, economic, agricultural, horticulture, industry, forest wealth, mineral resources and other resources so that these could be most effectively harnessed for progress and the prosperity of the particular area and country as a whole.
"The development of Jammu and Ladakh has been totally neglected rendering large number of youth to leave the state and going in search of employment to other places. The Jammu and Ladakh has huge potential especially in agriculture crops related to horticulture, plantation, medicinal and aromatic plants, mineral wealth and petroleum resources no effort is made to conduct research, establish infrastructure, processing industries and developed markets," he said.
"The Telagana separation has clearly indicated that backward districts of the country are neglected by the Government of India and also by state governments. The Government of India has totally neglected agriculture sector after 1990 liberalization. The industry and service sector are freely allowed with private investment, technologies, free markets and incentives for exports. Whereas agriculture sector did not get sufficient investment for irrigation or infrastructure or even for research, even the private sector investment is not allowed in the agriculture sector. Likewise service and industrial sector are provided with most modern technologies but the farmers are not even provided, drip irrigation, machinery, solar energy, IT and biotechnology," he added.
Singh said because of high physical work youth are leaving villages, women are facing serious malnutrition and health problems. |
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