PM announces Rs 80,000 cr development package for Jammu and Kashmir
Updated: Nov 07, 2015 03:40:42pm
Srinagar, Nov 7 (KNN) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on his visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday announced a development package of Rs 80,000 crores for the state.
The prime minister said his government worked for ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas,’ and therefore it is essential for development to reach all parts of the country.
Jammu and Kashmir should return once again to the days when people from all parts of India saved money to visit the state. Besides tourism, attention was being given to sectors such as pashmina, and saffron, said Modi.
In his address at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, he recalled former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's message of Kashmiriyat, Jamhooriyat, Insaniyat.
Citing that the atmosphere of gloom that pervaded India till recently has lifted over the last 17 months Modi said India is now considered the fastest growing major economy in the world.
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari, and Union MoS Jitendra Singh were also present on the occasion. (KNN Bureau)
The prime minister said his government worked for ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas,’ and therefore it is essential for development to reach all parts of the country.
Jammu and Kashmir should return once again to the days when people from all parts of India saved money to visit the state. Besides tourism, attention was being given to sectors such as pashmina, and saffron, said Modi.
In his address at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, he recalled former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's message of Kashmiriyat, Jamhooriyat, Insaniyat.
Citing that the atmosphere of gloom that pervaded India till recently has lifted over the last 17 months Modi said India is now considered the fastest growing major economy in the world.
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari, and Union MoS Jitendra Singh were also present on the occasion. (KNN Bureau)
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