NL Correspondent
Srinagar, June 26
During his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah took a detailed review of various development schemes and projects in the State.
The review meeting in Srinagar was attended by the Governor, Union Home Secretary, all the four Advisors, Chief Secretary and Senior officials of the State and Central Government.
The development review meeting focused on accelerating development, building infrastructure, good governance, inclusive growth for all communities, employment generating scheme for the youth to name a few.
Home Minister asked the State Government to ensure that poorest of the poor of Jammu and Kashmir should get the benefits of Good Governance in all spheres. He gave the following directions:
1. The State Public Service Delivery Act should be strictly enforced. Wide publicity should be given to the services already covered under the Act and more services should be brought under its ambit.
2. Newly established Anti-Corruption Bureau should be strengthened. Cases of rampant corruption by the High and Mighty should be taken up on priority for fast track investigations.
3. State Officers should be fully be sensitive towards:
a. Balanced development of all the three regions, – Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
b. Inclusive approach towards all communities; no community should feel neglected eg. Border Population, Migrants, SCs/STs, Socially and Educationally backward classes, Residents of Backward areas and economically weaker sections of the society.
4. The Public hearing programmes should be supervised by the Advisors, Secretaries and Collectors. A regular time should be fixed for public hearings at all levels, – Village, Tehsil, Sub Division, Division, District and Secretariat. Public Grievances should be disposed off in a time bound manner.
5. Investments for generating large scale employment opportunities for the local youth should be facilitated. Renowned educational and health institutions should also be motivated to establish their Institutions in the State.
6. All vacancies in the State Government should be filled up in a time bound manner.
7. Demonstrative improvements should be achieved in all the Major flagship programmes of the Central Government such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Himayat, Ayushman Bharat, Swach Bharat Mission, Smart Cities Mission, Saubhagya, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, PM's Jan Dhan Yojana etc.
8. All the major development projects announced by the Prime Minister should be completed in a time bound manner. Out of Rs. 80,068 crores, 82% funds have already been sanctioned for 63 projects. Major projects include 2 AIIMS, 2 IIMs, IIT, Ring Roads in Jammu and Srinagar, widening and strengthening of national highways, tourism, health and power projects etc.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah also said that he would regularly review the performance achieved in all the development projects.
After detailed deliberations, the Union Home Minister laid emphasis on various points critical for the security of the Yatra:
• He directed all security agencies to be fully alert and take all preventive steps to ensure violence free Yatra.
• There should be no laxity. Strict enforcement of the SOPs should be ensured. Senior officers should personally supervise the arrangements.
• Forces should ensure best possible optimum use of latest technologies and the gadgets not only for the security of the Yatra but also to facilitate the movement of the devotees and the tourists. He specifically drew attention of the Forces towards anti-sabotage as well as anti-subversion drills and the access control procedures.
• Home Minister underlined the importance of the Standard Operating Procedure for convoy movement and specifically harped on the points that :-
▷ Timely dispatch of convoys should be ensured.
▷ After the cut-off timings barricades should be erected at suitable locations and no differentiation should be made between Yatris and Tourists.
▷ Barricades be used at all lateral entry points during convoy movement.
▷ All lateral points should be manned 24×7.
• Besides attending to medical emergency, preparedness must also be ensured to deal with any type of calamity or contingency. Specialized units and trained personnel should be in place with due focus on the prescribed drills for the purpose.
• Best possible facilities should be provided in the base camps.
• While laying emphasis on the essential facilities for those deputed on the arrangements of the Yatra, he underscored the need for all the duty personnel to ensure proper conduct all throughout.
• There should be no complacency on the part of security forces or duty staff at any point of time during the whole Yatra period.
• Whereas he advised all the security forces and various agencies to continue taking strict action against miscreants, Home Minister also reiterated the need to cover all the sensitive and vulnerable places including possible points of infiltration all throughout the State, in order to obviate any type of risk to the Yatra.
Appreciating the whole-hearted cooperation of the people of the State in successful conduct of the Yatra, the Union Home Minister reassured the commitment towards best possible arrangements.
