PM meets UAE delegations; says funding proposals in J&Okay has reached Rs 38,000 cr 

By PTI

PALLI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met delegations from the United Arab Emirates on the lookout for alternatives to spend money on Jammu and Kashmir, and stated personal funding proposals within the union territory has reached round Rs 38,000 crore.

Modi visited Jammu and Kashmir to take part within the celebrations for the National Panchayati Raj Day and addressed all gram sabhas of the nation from right here.

Before arriving on the dais for his speech, the prime minister met the delegations from the UAE, an official spokesman stated.

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Later in his speech, he stated a brand new story of growth is being written and plenty of personal buyers are eager about Jammu and Kashmir.

“For seven decades of independence, private investment of only Rs 17,000 crore could be made in Jammu and Kashmir. But now it is reaching around Rs 38,000 crore. Tourism also is thriving once again,” the prime minister stated.

Modi, who was sporting a white kurta-pajama with a stole round his neck, additionally interacted with famend native sculptor Ravinder Jamwal.

He had sculpted a six-foot-long statue of the prime minister which was put in through the occasion.

The prime minister additionally posed for a photograph with the sculptor in entrance of his paintings, officers stated.

He additionally went round numerous stalls put up at a expertise exhibition by the ministry of science and expertise to inspire start-ups and assist create consciousness in regards to the monumental new avenues of livelihood, they stated.

The stalls put up by numerous departments and wings of the ministry will show newest applied sciences and improvements helpful for rural areas and farming until Tuesday, the officers stated, including that the stalls showcase integration of science and expertise with the themes of rural growth and Panchayati Raj.

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha honoured the prime minister by presenting a scarf and a portray.

Modi lauded the administration and stated because the introduction of constitutional reforms with regard to Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, the federal government has been targeted on bringing about vast ranging reforms to considerably enhance governance and improve ease of residing for the folks of the area at an unprecedented tempo.

“The projects inaugurated and whose foundation stone was laid will go a long way in facilitating provision of basic amenities, ensuring ease of mobility and development of infrastructure in the region,” he stated.

During his go to, Prime Minister Modi additionally inaugurated and laid basis stones for a number of growth initiatives price Rs 20,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir.