Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla inaugurated the Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre, Srinagar.
Besides Shri Birla, the programme was attended by Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha; Union Minister of State for Ministries of Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri RamdasAthawale; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi; Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Nirmal Kumar Singh, Members of Parliament and other eminent dignitaries.
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla inaugurated the Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre, Srinagar, today.
Besides Shri Birla, the programme was attended by Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha; Union Minister of State for Ministries of Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri RamdasAthawale; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi; Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Nirmal Kumar Singh, Members of Parliament and other eminent dignitaries.
He further said that Jammu and Kashmir has the potential and skill in the fields of tourism, handicrafts and agri-products and grass root level democratic institutions should work in the direction of providing a marketing platform to them at the national and international level.
He hoped that Jammu and Kashmir would lead the country in development and employment.
He hoped that properly trained representatives would be able to work professionally which would ultimately make a qualitative change in the lives of the people.
Shri Birla further informed that he would suggest to the Parliamentary Standing Committees to undertake regular Study Visits to the far flung areas of the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to understand the ground realities and possible solutions for mitigation of greviances of the local people.
