The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha said that he wants to create an ecosystem in J&K, which promotes self-employment, enterprises, manufacturing, industries and also bridges the skill gaps to make rural areas of the Union Territory Atmanirbhar. He made these remarks yesterday during his visit to the frontier Machil area in Kupwara, where he participated in the ongoing Back to Village-3 programme.
The Lt. Governor observed that there is a need to work on the promotion of local crafts and imparting Traditional Skill Training to generate self-employment. He added that in the last three months, 246 local youth, including 122 girls have been trained for Village Entrepreneurship. He also said that Kupwara figuring in the list of best performing aspirational districts will be turned into a modern industrial hub for walnut production and processing.
Taking note of the long-pending issues of the local population, the Lt. Governor announced local recruitment rallies in Armed Forces for unemployed youngsters. He also issued directions for the immediate installation of five mobile towers in the area fulfilling a much-needed demand of the people of the area, who had been ruing for mobile connectivity for the past several decades. He also remarked that Kupwara-Baramulla Rail Line is UT Government’s top priority for which the initial survey has already been undertaken.
On the occasion, the Lt. Governor inaugurated 33 KV Khumriyal-Machil Line costing 471.80 lakh rupees which connects the area to the National Grid, BSNL V- Sat for internet, 24 bunkers/alternate secure shelters sheds and Panchayat Assets worth 80.65 lakh rupees created in the last one year. Gram Panchayat Action plan 2021-22 of Machil was also unveiled subsequently.
Mr Sinha also distributed Kisan Credit Cards, Sports Kits and handed-over financial assistance, various certificates and sanction letters to beneficiaries under different departmental schemes.
The Lt Governor observed that the District has largely unexploited potential of processing around 50 thousand tones of Walnuts and around three lakh tonnes Apples every year. He congratulated the people of Machil and Keran for getting electricity through National Electricity Grid, ending their 70 years long wait only due to the Inclusive Development Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He assured that the efforts are also underway to connect remaining habitations with the Power Grid as well.
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