DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 (PAGE 7) Advisor Narula reviews progress Advisor sanctions Rs 3.30 cr in Several delegations meet Advisor Baseer Excelsior Correspondent Jammu-Srinagar National Highway district, besides providing adjacent favour of construction workers to make it a reliable all weather con- government land to the local GMC. of languishing projects Excelsior Correspondent provides financial assistance of SRINAGAR, June 23: Advisor nectivity between the Valley and Kashmir Transporters Welfare Excelsior Correspondent two lakh rupees to the depend- to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer rest of the country. They also asked Association delegation demanded JAMMU, June 23: Advisor ents of construction workers on Ahmad Khan today listened to for checking the prices of construc- relief package for the transport sec- LEH, June 23: A meeting was to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq their death along with Rs 5000 as issues of different delegations and tion material that have gone up after tor in view of the current slump in convened by Advisor UT Ladakh, Khan, today sanctioned financial funeral assistance. Besides, the individuals, including representa- lockdown and resumption of the their businesses. They appealed the Umang Narula to review the assistance worth Rs. 3.30 crore in Board also provides rupees one tives of traders and business com- development activities across the Central Government to announce progress of languishing projects, favour of construction workers lakh per year to those construc- munity at the SKICC. valley. package for them out of the mega which was attended by and dependents of such workers tion workers and their depend- On the occasion, the Advisor Another delegation of All business stimulus package Commissioner/Secretary Rigzian under Death -Cum -Funeral ents registered with the Board impressed upon the traders that the Traders Association Anantnag announced by the Prime Minister of Sampheal, Deputy Commissioner Assistance and Chronic/Life who suffer from life consuming LG administration is abreast to the asked for rail connectivity to the India. Leh Sachin Kumar Vaishya, Consuming Diseases financial chronic disease for their treat- problems faced by them in the back- Valley with other parts of country. Moreover the delegation of District Superintending Engineer assistance of various districts of ment. drop of nationwide lockdown and They also demanded interest free or Sangarmal Traders Welfare Leh, PK Sharma and Deputy Jammu and Kashmir. The cases which were would take all the steps for the wel- low interest loans for the small busi- Association sought waiver of differ- Director Planning Tsering Angdus. Under the scheme, being run fare of the community. Advisor Umang Narula chairing a meeting at Leh on approved today pertained to dis- nesses, unorganised sector and ent charges and dues levied by Deputy Commissioner Kargil by J&K Building and Other He emphasized upon them to Tuesday. tricts of Doda, Kishtwar, transporters to compensate their Government besides providing Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary and observe all the precautions in terms Construction Workers Welfare Pulwama, Kupwara, Rajouri, losses incurred due to Covid-19 them amnesty period for paying District Superintending Engineer tioned under the scheme out of review the progress of execution of Board (JKBOCWWB), an of social distancing, wearing of face Jammu, Srinagar, Baramulla, lockdown; construction of Mini- rental dues towards the Srinagar Kargil Vaid Prakash participated in which 99 works are under execu- the works at regular intervals. amount of around Rs. 3.30 crore masks and use of hand sanitizers in Shopian, Kargil, Bandipora, Secretariat; Cold storage facility; Development Authority. the meeting through video confer- tion. Deputy Commissioner Leh Further he asked them to ensure will be released for providing the process of Lockdown exit. He Udhampur and Kathua. conference hall and MRI facility A delegation of Traders Union ence. informed that 77 works are sanc- that all requisite approvals and assistance to 199 beneficiaries. advised them to follow the guide- Advisor Khan, while review- at the district headquarters. Tral demanded rehabilitation of 52 The meeting discussed in detail tioned under the scheme and 72 sanctions be completed by 30th Under Death -Cum -Funeral lines issued by government ardently ing the process adopted in sanc- A delegation of Traders shopkeepers, whose shops were dis- the status of languishing projects of works are under execution. June, 2020. Assistance Scheme, Advisor and take no chance by showing any tioning of the cases, observed Federation Baramulla sought car mantled for some developmental all the departments. The Deputy The Advisor issued instructions The Deputy Commissioners Khan approved 158 cases for pro- carelessness. unnecessary delay and directed parking facilities at the already iden- purpose. Commissioner Kargil informed the to the Administrative Secretaries to were asked to review the work viding financial assistance to A delegation of J&K Haj & Commissioner Secretary, Labour tified locations, face lifting of main The Advisor gave a patient meeting that 110 works are sanc- monitor and expedite the execution done liabilities and to ensure that dependents of construction work- Umrah Services Association plead- & Employment to conduct an markets, renovation of lanes, hearing to each delegation and indi- of these works. He asked them to these are processed on time for pay- ers to a tune of Rs 3 Crore while ed for some succor from the enquiry into the reasons to fix the bylanes in the township. They also vidual and directed the concerned to ments. Advisor, Ladakh also asked as an amount of Rs 30 lakh was Government to overcome the recur- Progress made under RUSA them to identify important projects responsibility so that disciplinary demanded establishment of resolve all the issues without undu- sanctioned for 41 cases for finan- ring business losses in the prevailing Mother-Child Care Hospital in the ly elapsing any time. that can be taken up under the cial assistance to construction action can be taken against the pandemic. They demanded soft in J&K reviewed scheme. Further the Deputy workers registered with the Board erring officials. loans and subsistence in their favour Ladakh discusses economic Excelsior Correspondent taken as priority sector in Higher Commissioners were instructed to and their dependents under He directed the concerned so that their establishments are able Education Department. Under prioritize the execution of works of Chronic/ Life consuming disease officers to strictly adhere to the to withstand this difficult phase. JAMMU, June 23: The Professional engineering colleges, helipads under the scheme to category for their treatment. timelines fixed under Public A delegation of Kashmir growth agenda with industry progress under Centrally Sponsored construction of VIET college of improve connectivity to far flung Pertinently, JKBOCWWB Service Guarantee Act while Traders and Manufacturers Excelsior Correspondent for months together every year. Scheme Rashtriya Uchchatar Janglote, Kathua has been started areas. dealing with such sensitive and Association demanded speeding up Speaking about the dent caused LEH, June 23: Ladakh Lt Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in while GCET Safapora will be com- welfare measures. of the work on the 4-laning of in the tourism sector due to the Governor R K Mathur discussed an Jammu and Kashmir was today pleted ending December 2020. Thakur Randhir Singh joins BJP Pulwama attacks last year and the reviewed at a meeting between Joint eight-point economic development COVID-19 pandemic this year, LG In the equity initiative, he said, Excelsior Correspondent also expressed faith that all the new Secretary Higher Education, Govt. agenda with industry body CII with Mathur said that the economy of two girls' hostels, one at Mendhar entrants will dedicatedly serve the of India and Commissioner focus on all-weather road connec- Ladakh has been badly affected as and one at Kangan are at various JAMMU, June 23: Thakur people with more power now and Secretary Higher Education tivity and revival of tourism sector tourism contributes almost 50 per stages of construction and will be Randhir Singh, younger brother of added that the joining will surely Department UT of J&K, held which contributes almost 50 per cent to Ladakh's economy. ready by March 2021. Thakur Rashpal Singh former NC strengthen the BJP in the region. through video conference. cent to the economy of the region. He stressed that the CII come up He informed that University of MLA from Kalakote joined Thakur Randhir Singh said At the outset Commissioner Mathur also suggested a joint with initiatives to enable the tourism Jammu and IUST Kashmir have Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here that he along with his supporters is Secretary briefed the Joint Secretary CII and Army conference to encour- industry to handle such outside made rapid strides in Faculty devel- today. very much influenced by the aura Higher Education, Govt. of India, age the development of new entre- influences in the long run. opment, research work, enhancing Thakur Randhir Singh along and the works of the Prime who was also accompanied by preneurial ventures besides a joint Talking about non-conventional quality and improving the infra- with his supporters joined BJP in Minister, Narendra National Coordinator RUSA about CII-Iceland-UT conference to energies, Mathur said that the Prime structure, Rs. 40 crore have been Modi, that how the PM various activities being undertaken develop tourism and geo-thermal Minister Narendra Modi had called utilized and further work is in has set up an example of at different levels. The energy in Ladakh, an official for a 'Carbon-free' Ladakh. progress. public service. He said Commissioner Secretary briefed spokesman said here. "This must involve develop- The Commissioner Secretary that he is of the firm that out of a total release of Rs MP Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and COAS General He said the eight point agenda ment of hydel and non-convention- also informed that six colleges and view that he will be able 386.45 crore an amount of Rs.