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| PDP to focus on socio-economic development of far-flung areas: Mehbooba | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 29: Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti, today said once voted to power the PDP will specially focus on the far-flung areas of the state where fruits of development have not reached yet. She also said it would be the policy of her party to work on the quality education and skill development of local youth so that they could find it easy to get dignified employment in their own local set up.
Addressing a public meeting in Shangus of Anantnag district Mehbooba said it is saddening that the people living in the far-off areas are still suffering due to lack of basic amenities like quality health care, proper road connectivity, quality education, ration, power etc. She said the ruling coalition has brazenly ignored these areas over last more than five and a half years thus adding to the people's miseries.
Mehbooba said the health care facilities in these areas were almost nil, and the people have to travel miles to get the treatment done and, unfortunately, funds sanctioned under various centrally sponsored schemes have either been embezzled or not utilized properly. She said the education system has received a big jolt under the ruling regime and the students have to suffer because of the lack proper teaching staff and other infrastructural facilities. Mehbooba said the bad condition of roads in the entire Valley present a sad commentary on the performance of the ruling NC-led government.
Referring to the dismal power scenario she said besides charging huge tariff from the people the government has failed in its duty to provide power to the people. She said all parts of the state are confronting with the bad power supply but the situation is worst in far-flung areas.
Mehbooba said far-flung areas offer huge potential for tourism and the ruling government has miserably failed to harness the potential.
She said the PDP will seriously work to get these areas on the tourism map without interfering with the environs like it had done during its brief stint in the government but the initiative didn't take off fully due to the non-serious attitude of the NC-led government. The PDP president said the disadvantaged section of the society who haven't received the due share of development so far will get a special attention of her party in its future scheme of things. |
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