Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended ‘Badalta Jammu Kashmir’ Conference in Mumbai yesterday and shared J&K’s remarkably robust and resilient growth story. Speaking on the transformational journey of the Union Territory, the Lt Governor said that J&K has emerged as one of the fastest-growing Union Territories and the progress it has made in the last three years has given new hope and confidence to the people. He maintained that never before had PMEGP, Infrastructure development and project completion took place at the kind of speed witnessed in the past three years. Mr Sinha said the accelerated pace of development, improved socio-economic parameters, unprecedented progress in all priority sectors, massive tourist influx, and industrial investment are the testimony of peaceful and prosperous Jammu Kashmir. He also highlighted the reforms introduced by the government to empower every section of the society and made all the citizens, especially the youth agents of change and provided equal opportunities to the aspirational society.
The Lieutenant Governor observed that youth are scripting J&K’s bright future and the administration has taken many steps to create supportive schemes and policies to speed up economic development and meet the aspirations of our young population. He said that we have removed the difficulties that had cropped up in the implementation of people-friendly governance and setting up new businesses and industries and it is our responsibility to provide equal opportunities to all.
Manoj Sinha said Article 370 was the root cause of secessionism, terrorism, nepotism, discrimination & corruption and kept J&K underdeveloped and three years after breaking from the past, it is moving forward on a new developmental journey. He added that decisive and stringent steps are being taken against terror ecosystems and corruption.
The Lt Governor also spoke on the revival and promotion of Jammu Kashmir as the preferred Film-shooting destination and the strong bond it shares with the Mumbai Film industry.
