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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2015 (PAGE 5) India under Modi transforming Sugar quota to be released at grassroots: Dr Jitendra by month end: Zulfkar Excelsior Correspondent transformation occurring before entirely on what was described Excelsior Correspondent the area, the Minister found that us so that, on the one hand, we as the socialistic pattern of people are still living in thatch NEW DELHI, Nov 25: JAMMU, Nov 25: Minister roofed houses which are prone can claim to have become facil- transformation as envisaged by for CA&PD Department and Union Minister of State itators of this positive transfor- the then Prime Minister to fire and related incidents dur- (Independent Charge) for Tribal Affairs, Choudhary ing the cross-border shelling. He mation and on the other hand, Jawaharlal Nehru and it also Zulfkar Ali today announced Development of North Eastern we also succeed in obtaining the came to be known as instructed the Director Tribal Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, opening of Fair Price Shop Affairs department to release an maximum benefit out of this "Nehruvian model". However, (FPS) in forward area of Jeora Personnel, Public Grievances, transformation. he said, by the time India amount of Rs 25 lakh for upgra- Pensions, Atomic Energy and Farm in R S Pura area of dation and repairing of their Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh addressing public gathering in Billawar on The greatest achievement of entered 1980s, the realization Jammu. He called for comple- Wednesday. Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said the Modi regime, Dr Jitendra began to dawn that in the emerg- Kulla houses. here that in the last 18 months, tion of requisite formalities "The replacement of thatch Singh said, is that transforma- ing global scenario, it was time within a week. to break away from many of the roofs made up of cattle straw PM's package will accelerate The Minister also announced with tin sheets should be done earlier patterns and pave the that adequate quantity of sugar way for globalization. The open- at the earliest," the Minister said would be released by the end of and directed the Director Tribal J&K's development: DyCM ing up of economy began in this month as the requisite for- 1990s, he said, but it had already Affairs Department to prepare a Excelsior Correspondent events and bring laurels to their nectivity which would further malities for purchase of sugar Detailed Project Report (DPR) got delayed by at least one are in the final stage. He said the area and the State. He said that the increase the economic and trade decade and at the same time, and submit the same for JAMMU, Nov 25: The Deputy area would be connected with the related activities", he added. He sugar quota for the month of approval within 10 days. Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh was not all inclusive, that is, it October and November would railways and in this regard a survey said that an amount of Rs. 42000 focussed heavily on certain sec- Vice-Chairman State SC today said the development of the would be started soon. crore has been earmarked for be released in one go to the con- Corporation, Bushan Lal Dogra, State would be accelerated by the tors while relatively ignoring sumers. "The whole areas of Billawar ensuring better connectivity of the MLA, R S Pura, Dr Gagan recently announced Prime and Basohli would be brought rural and far-flung areas with the certain other sectors. Interacting with the residents Baghat also accompanied the Minister's package which encom- under the tourist circuit in order to districts headquarters besides con- Emphasising the need to at Jeora Farm, Zulfkar said Minister. passes every essential sector and it give the tourism and related activi- necting the State with other neigh- revisit certain areas in education Government is aware about the Earlier, Zulfkar also inspect- would go a long way in making the ties a flip. This would ensure cre- boring states. and health-care sectors, Dr difficulties being faced by the State one of the model States of the Jitendra Singh said, this is ed several CA&PD depots func- ation of jobs to the youth besides The Deputy Chief Minister said inhabitants of the border area tioning in the area to assess the country. elevating the economic profile of that under PM's Package an imperative to extract maximum and to address these holistically The Deputy Chief Minister was Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressing ASSOCHAM benefits from the various new stock and supply position. the people of the area", he said and amount of Rs. 11000 crore has Government is making compre- Responding to the demands addressing huge gathering at vil- added that the hospital at Billawar been kept for the augmentation of meet on the theme "Transforming India's Socio-Economic initiatives. India is on the hensive measures to end their lages of Thadda Kilyal and Thadda Landscape", at New Delhi. threshold of becoming a world of release of sugar quota, the would also be upgraded by provid- the power sector in the State by miseries. Minister assured that due quota Kalwal in Billawar area of Kathua ing the modern medical equip- upgrading the existing infra and power and this is one of the best district here today. Senior officers the phenomenon of transforma- While taking stock of basic would be released during this ments besides the related facilities. adding new. He said that the time is tion has started manifesting times happening for all of us, he of administration, political activists tion has itself acquired a differ- infrastructure and amenities in month only. "The area would also be the not far away when the people of the from the bottom at the grass- added. and people from different walks of ent definition and that India roots. Citing schemes like Jan- taking point of the express highway State would be having 24x7 supply under Prime Minister Narendra life were also present. of Delhi-Katra which would be of electric power which would also Dhan Yojana, Mudra Bank The Deputy Chief Minister Modi is actually transforming at Yojana and Pension Yojana, he connecting the State with various accelerate the industrial activities the grassroots. said; "Our mission is to ensure other States thereby increasing con- by promoting entrepreneurship. said, these are not only pro-poor holistic development of the State Addressing the 95th Annual initiatives but are also path- meet of ASSOCHAM on equitable basis, so that the peo- breaking decisions which could ple get the requisite and essential DAK pitches for hypertension (Associated Chambers of not have been imagined in a amenities without facing any Commerce & Industry of India) developing country like India inconvenience. The recent package on the theme "Transforming for several more years to come. announced by the Prime Minister clinics in hospitals India's Socio-Economic A scheme like Jan-Dhan Yojana would go in a long way in acting as Excelsior Correspondent and is the leading cause of death Landscape", Dr Jitendra Singh has, for example, he said, not a catalyst and further speed up the and disability. Globally, over one said, transformation is a contin- SRINAGAR, Nov 25: Raising billion people are living with only paved the way for econom- developmental initiatives and over- "alarm" over high prevalence of uous process and, constant ic empowerment of the poorest all scenario of the development hypertension and it kills 9.4 million transformation is taking place, hypertension in Kashmir, Doctors people every year." of the poor but has also given being undertaken by the Association Kashmir (DAK) today not because of us, but in spite of him the esteem of being an Government. In Kashmir, he said, every third us. The question, therefore, he pitched for separate hypertension person is hypertensive and more account holder regardless of the Dr. Singh while referring to the clinics in hospitals. said, is not whether we are trig- amount in his account. various initiatives taken up by the than half of elderly population is gering or initiating the transfor- While voicing concern over hypertensive and the problem is In the immediate post-inde- Government for development of enormous magnitude of hyperten- mation but the real question is, pendence era, Dr Jitendra Singh Billawar and Basohli areas, said growing. "The increased preva- how best we can adapt to the sion in valley, the DAK president lence of hypertension is due to recalled, the emphasis was that a new sports stadium would be Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan said that setting constructed at Billawar, so that the sedentary life style, obesity and up of separate hypertension clinics unhealthy food habits especially youth of the area get requisite infra- will help in prevention and control structural facilities for honing their intake of processed and conven- of hypertension. "These compre- talent, so that they can participate in ience foods," the DAK president hensive hypertension clinics will Sikh devotees paying obeisance on the 547th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism in various national and international said. Srinagar on Wednesday. -Excelsior/Amin War provide increased awareness, early "Hypertension is responsible detection and adequate treatment for majority of stroke and cardiac Gurupurab celebrated in Valley Intolerance campaign slated which in turn will mitigate the dis- deaths and is the most important ease burden," he added. cause of premature deaths. These Excelsior Correspondent up early in the morning and vis- Also in these clinics patients ited Gurudwaras, where com- clinics will play a vital role in pre- SRINAGAR, Nov 25: Sikh to harm national cause: Sethi will be allowed to express their vention of hypertension and are far munity feasts were arranged.

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