Says Youth Now Carrying Books And Laptops In Kashmir Where Bomb Blasts, Strike And Stone Pelting Used To Happen
New Delhi- Praising the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing in positive changes in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah said on Thursday that in Kashmir where bomb blasts, strikes and stone pelting used to happen, the youth now are seen carrying books and laptops in their hands.
“Kashmir is the melting-pot of many cultures and a jewel in the crown of Mother India. The changes taking place in Kashmir are important not only for the children of Kashmir, but also for the entire youth of the country,” Shah said.
He made these remarks while virtually addressing Kashmir Mahotsav, organized by the Indian Institute of Sustainability, Gujarat on Thursday. Several dignitaries including Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh were present on the occasion.
Last year, Shah said, around 1.80 crore tourists visited Kashmir and got to know Kashmiriyat and Kashmir culture and returned with a good message.
“There was a time when bomb blasts, strike and stone pelting used to happen in Kashmir, but today due to the changes brought under the leadership of Shri Modi, the youth of Kashmir have books and laptops in their hands, they also have a new thinking for start-ups and potential to challenge the youth of the world,” the Home Minister said.
He said that after the removal of Article-370 and 35-A from Kashmir, for the first time democracy has reached the grassroots level.
“Today more than 30,000 elected representatives of the people are working in the Panchayat system of Kashmir. The entire nation is happy with these changes brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 9 years,” he added.
Earlier, Shah, who is also Minister of Cooperation, said that India has been moving forward through coexistence for centuries and PM has given the mulmantra of ‘Ken Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ along with several initiatives to strengthen coexistence in a country full of diversities.
Maintaining that PM has provided many platforms for the youth across the country, Shah said that ‘Skill India’, one such platform provides a global platform to the power and talent inside the youth.
He said that 4000 seats have been created in many new ITIs, more than 20 lakh youth have been trained in 126 streams in 15,000 ITIs.
‘Start-up India is one such initiative under which more than 70,000 start-ups are strengthening their ecosystem, whereas in 2016 their number was only 724,” he said.
He said after the launch of the ‘Start-up India’ scheme by PM, over 70,000 start-ups have been formed and 44 percent of these start-ups are run by girls and women.
“Apart from this, more than 100 start-ups have joined the unicorn club and 45 percent of the start-ups are in tier-2 and tier-3 cities,” the Home Minister said.
He called upon the youth to take forward the start-up movement in Kashmir as well.
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