Budgam, October 21 (Scoop News)-Union Minister of State for Education, Annpurna Devi, who is on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir under the Central Government’s outreach programme today toured Budgam district and took a detailed review of implementation of centrally sponsored schemes and welfare initiatives during a meeting at Conference Hall Budgam.
The Minister appreciated the District Administration for the overall work and impressed upon the continuation of engagements with same spirit, conviction and dedication. The minister said that district Budgam shall be pilot district for introduction of new skill development and vocational courses.
The Minister said there should be no gap between J&K and other areas of India. She said every beneficiary should get benefit of all schemes of GOI. There are complete facilities like class rooms, toilets, uniforms, books, mid- day meals served under PM Poshan scheme and further development will take place in the education sector, she added.
Budgam, October 16 (Scoop News)- Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Saturday visited Budgam and interacted with DDC, BDC members, Presidents of Municipal Councils and other PRIs at Dak Bunglow here.
The delegations raised their demands and issues with the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary gave them patient hearing and assured them that all there genuine demands will be addressed on priority.
Dr Mehta also inspected stalls set up by different departments showing their products. Among the stalls Agricultural, Horticulture, Social Welfare, Handicrafts and Handloom presented their different items and briefed the Chief Secretary regarding their associated benefits to the artisans.
On the occasion, the Chief Secretary interacted with various beneficiaries covered under different schemes. He distributed hearing aid, wheel chairs among specially abled persons.
He also distributed approval certificates for dairy units, mushroom, api culture, embroidery, agriculture units. He hande
Two terrorist associates of proscribed terror outfit LeT were apprehended by a joint security force team in Jammu and Kashmir s Budgam district on Monday and arms and ammunition recovered from their possession, police said.
The J&K police have arrested a hybrid terrorist of proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba in connection with a grenade attack case in Budgam district, officials said on Monday.