New Delhi- Jammu and Kashmir is making rapid progress in various sectors and has surpassed Madhya Pradesh in providing online services becoming number one in India, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday.
Sinha further said that he abolished the annual Durbar Move exercise which was sucking the State exchequer.
Sinha also said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was generally normal and on the path of progress, with the government taking various measures since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Sinha was addressing an event organised by the Bharat Prakashan, which publishes the Organiser and Panchjanya magazines inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s line of thinking.
The recent terror incidents in the Union territory were just efforts by the anti-India forces backed by Pakistan to start a discussion all over the world to claim that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is still not normal, he added.
“Today, there is no sound of bullets in Jammu and Kashmir. There is only clamour of progress there. Terrorism is taking its last breath,” Sinha said at the event.
Replying to questions later, the Jammu and Kashmir LG said the separatist ecosystem has been hit hard and rooting them “completely” out was the only measure left.
“We will have to completely root them out in the coming days,” he added.
“It’s true that a few incidents have happened with the neighbouring country making all-out efforts. But today, I can tell you that work is being done under a well-planned strategy to completely finish the entire ecosystem (of separatists and terrorists),” Sinha asserted.
Sinha said that efforts were being made to restore “permanent peace”.
“Success has been achieved to a great extent in this direction,” he asserted and hoped that the government would continue achieving success as per the “expectations and aspirations” of the people of the country.
Stating that there has been a 350 per cent surge in the foreign tourist arrivals post G-20 meeting in Srinagar while 55,000 foreign tourists visited the Union Territory last year, LG said the sounds of development have replaced the thuds of bullets in Kashmir. He also said that a plan has been rolled out to dismantle terrorism and its eco-system in J&K.
He said that not the celebrations in big cities of India or Goa, the new celebrations at Lal Chowk December 31 last year went viral on social media. “At present, nightlife is considered part of the developed cities. Night life has returned to Kashmir after a long wait. This signifies that the atmosphere is peaceful in the region,” he said.
The LG said that despite cold conditions in Kashmir, not just the locals but tourists also enjoy night life in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley. “Sounds of development have replaced the frightening thuds of bullets in the Valley,” he said.
LG Sinha said that last year 2.12 crore tourists visited J&K, which is a record. “Post G-20 meeting in Srinagar last year, the foreign tourist arrivals showed a 350 per cent increase. Last year, 55000 foreign tourists visited J&K,” he said.
The LG said that despite the fact that the terrorism was on its deathbed in J&K, the adversary continues with its efforts to fuel terrorism. “But the plan has been rolled out to not just root out terrorism but to dismantle its entire ecosystem,” he said, adding that the GoI is establishing peace in J&K instead of buying it.
The LG said that soon after taking the control of J&K, he abolished the annual Durbar Move exercise which was sucking the State exchequer. “I was surprised to see that files are being transferred from Srinagar to Jammu in 217 trucks and 1000 hotels are booked in Srinagar and 800 in Jammu after every six months,” he said.
The LG said that Madhya Pradesh was number one in the country in digital services but J&K has surpassed it and is number one in the country as far as online services are considered. “J&K is also number one in implementing the Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) and 866 officers have been fined so far for delaying the public services,” he said.
He said that last year 30500 jobs were provided to the youth in J&K while seven lakh entrepreneurs started their ventures. “J&K comprises only one percent of the country’s population but continues to be the priority for Prime Minister Narendera Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. J&K is the crown of India and is being treated the way it deserves,” he said. (with inputs from KNO)
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