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| PDP hails Budget proposals | | Govt must devise youth-oriented social security scheme: Mehbooba | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 19
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the budget proposals presented by the Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Karra in the State Legislature on Wednesday.
A meeting of the PDP office-bearers convened here today under the Chairmanship of the party President, Ms Mehbooba Mufti described the budget proposals as people-friendly, innovative and inclusive encompassing the genuine concerns of almost all the sections of the society. The meeting, at the same time, stressed the need for devising and implementing a comprehensive social security scheme for the skilled and educated unemployed youth, especially the girls who, otherwise, have to face various societal problems. "While an announcement was made regarding a social security scheme for the youth in budget 2007-08, the same should be further concretized and implemented to realize the objective of inclusive social security," the meeting observed.
Speaking at the meeting, the PDP President said while the party's agenda on peace and progress is making incremental but determined progress, some more substantial measures need to be taken by the Government of India to restore people's faith and confidence in the democratic system. She said while the decision of the Central Government to get all the school and hospital buildings vacated by the troops by November 30 last year was a welcome move, but, unfortunately, the pledge has not been implemented fully as there are reports that some school and hospital buildings at various places across the State are still under the possession of the troops. Stressing the need for fully implementing the Defense Minister, Mr A K Antony's pledge in this regard, she said the move must mark the beginning of a larger process of troop reduction.
Mufti said the delay in implementation of recommendations of the Prime Minister's Working Groups is detrimental to interests of peace and confidence building in the State. "The Central and the State government should take the process of dialogue to its logical conclusion by speedy implementation of the recommendations which have the backing of all regional and national parties", she said and added that the delay in implementing these recommendations could brew cynicism and alienation to the detriment of the peace.
The PDP President exhorted upon the party functionaries to gear-up for public mobilization to carry the party's agenda to grassroots. In this context she underlined the importance of younger generation and women of the State. The party's youth wing which has recently made its youth agenda public has been expanded with several young party activists having been assigned party responsibilities, she said.
Senior PDP leaders Abdul Rehman Veeri, Ved Mahajan, Nizamuddin Bhat, Dhaman Bhasin, Basharat Bukhari, Murtaza Khan, Syed Asgar Ali, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain and Renu Azad were present at the meeting. |
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