PM Modi launches several projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir (File)
Jammu:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and was abrogated in 2019, was the biggest hurdle in the development of the erstwhile state.
PM Modi also said that after the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir, which is now a Union Territory, has seen balanced development in all sectors and all sectors.
Addressing a rally after launching several projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir and projects worth Rs 13,500 crore for other parts of the country, he also said that for the first time the government is providing support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Has reached the door.
“This is Modi’s guarantee and it will continue,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that Article 370 was the main obstacle in bringing all-round development in Jammu and Kashmir and the BJP government has removed it.
He said, “A government whose priority is the welfare of just one family cannot think about the welfare of the common people. I am happy to see that Jammu and Kashmir is being freed from dynastic rule.”
“Developed India means developed Jammu and Kashmir.” PM Modi said that after the removal of Article 370, for the first time the common people of Jammu and Kashmir got the assurance of social justice mentioned in the Constitution.
He said, “Today there is a lot of enthusiasm in the whole world about the developing Jammu and Kashmir.”
Referring to the projects that he either inaugurated or laid the foundation stone for, PM Modi said it was a remarkable day for Jammu and Kashmir.
“The projects in Jammu and Kashmir will boost the overall development of the region,” he said.
The Prime Minister said a record number of schools, colleges and universities were established in India in the last 10 years, with 50 new degree colleges established in Jammu and Kashmir alone.
The development projects that Modi launched or laid the foundation stone of include projects related to education, railways, aviation and road sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.
While projects in other parts of the country include IITs, IIMs and central universities.
PM Modi also distributed appointment letters to around 1,500 newly recruited government employees of Jammu and Kashmir and interacted with beneficiaries of various schemes as part of the ‘Develop India, Develop Jammu’ programme.
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