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| Development of backward areas be attended as a mission: Azad | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 8
Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday assured the inhabitants of far-off, hilly and backward areas of the state that the schemes launched for upliftment of hitherto left unattended areas would fruit soon to provide basic amenities to them.
Addressing a public meeting at Chilli Bala, a far-off area bordering Himachal Pradesh in Doda district, he said equitable development of all regions and areas was on top of the development agenda of the government. "To achieve this objective, multi-pronged development programme has been put in place where under area specified works for all round progress have been started across the state", he added.
Mr. Azad said that unless people living in backward and hilly areas like Huddal, Manu, Kutta, Chilli, etc. received appropriate attention for upliftment, progress would be lopsided. He reiterated his government's commitment to address all development related issues of the backward and remote areas as a mission.
He said connectivity being the lifeline for economic development, "the government has embarked upon ambitious programme of connecting cut-off areas with roads and highways. This would in turn give boost to economic activities and help develop other important sectors of healthcare, education, PHE, power, etc in these areas".
Mr. Azad said that people in backward areas should get equal facilities of basic amenities and be at par in development with other areas, as such, "we have to work with devotion and dedication to realize this goal", he told development agencies.
"The district and divisional administration has been sensitized to reach out to people especially living in remote areas and address to their requirements. Development agencies have also been directed to carry forward works in the backward areas on large scale", Chief Minister maintained.
He thanked the people for travelling long distances on foot to hear him, saying that his basic purpose of visiting far-flung areas is to take stock of problems himself and evolve strategy for redressal. |
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