Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that a committee formed to suggest a package for the revival of business and other ailing sectors in J&K has submitted its report to the Central Government and a “big announcement” about a massive financial package will be made within a week.
Addressing a press conference at Rajbhawan here, the J&K LG said that it is not that the business of J&K has suffered for the past one year or so but the fact remains that since the past 15 or 20 years, every sector has suffered losses.
“Yes, there was a committee constituted to suggest a package. The committee has submitted its report which is with the Centre for consideration and I think within a week’s time, there is going to be a major announcement about a big package,” the LG said while replying to a query.
He said that the package would perhaps be the first of its kind for the UT and would not just cover the ailing business sector but other sectors also that have suffered in J&K so far.
During the presser, the LG also said that a probe is underway into the July 18 Amshipora encounter in Shopian at two separate levels —administration and Army— and he will make sure there is no injustice. Three youths from Rajouri were allegedly killed by forces in a “stage-managed encounter”.
Sinha also said that the administration led by him will look into the issue of frequent traffic jams on highways due to the huge convoy movement of security forces, especially the Army and the CRPF. “Give me some time, I will talk to you (media persons) on this issue,” he said.
LG Sinha also said that there will be public darbar at divisional and sub-divisional levels across the J&K UT on every Wednesday where Divisional Commissioners and DC’s will listen to the grievances of people and ensure timely redressal. “This will be on a rotational basis like in the first week, Divisional Commissioners will attend darbars at the divisional level and on the next Wednesday, they will remain present at the sub-divisional level. This process will be monitored for three months after which we will take it to block-level as well,” he said.
The J&K LG also said that the Back to Village Program—3 will commence from October 2, on the occasion of the Gandhi Jayanti. “Before that, I would like to announce here that every Panchayat halqa will get Rs 10 lakh for the various developmental works. The officers from the administration will only facilitate the works and rest everything will be done by the panchayat members themselves. The aim is to make every village in J&K a model village,” he added.
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