Delay in holding PRI, MC elections causes huge loss to developmental
activities, no incentives for unemployed
Jammu, January 13: - The senior Congress lawmaker from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori yesterday tears into government and called the budget anti people that lacks incentives for unemployed youths, casual laborers, HR workers; alleges that rural and hilly areas of the state having maximum population were ignored in the budget.
Saroori yesterday while speaking on the budget said that the finance Minister was well articulated in his English language while poor people in rural and far flung areas of the state who listen him on radio or TV are not well articulated with the Finance Minister language and fails to understand the anti poor people of the Minister. He advise the minister to promote official language Urdu, beside also called for promotion of Dogri and Kashmiri.
“It would have been better if FM speaks in Urdu—which is official language--- Govt instead should also translate the budget in local Dogri and Kashmiri language so that people could understand it” said Saroori added that leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Abu Kalam Azad with its commitment had already thrown English out of the country and blame the Minister for promoting it.
Saroori showed his disappointment over the way FM ignored the elected representatives while formulating the draft of the budget like the way he meet with various stakeholders to take inputs from them. He said government fails to implement his decision in terms of establishing of Basmati and Rajmash village. He further insisted on ensuring that benefits from the schemes like PMGSY, NABARD, CRF reach the people in far-off areas. He called for setting aside budgetary provision for Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel which would ensure better connectivity of different areas of Chenab Valley region with Kashmir besides all round connectivity with Bani, Basohli and Lakhanpur throughout the year beside will provide alternative route for Amar Nath Yatra and quoted Saudi Arabia model of tunnelling.
He put forth suggestions for conducting survey for Gool junction to Kishtwar-Anantnag railway track to provide alternate transport connectivity to the area. He also called for enhancement of CDF up to 4 crores and relief package for 2014 flood victims of the State and said that CDF funds release routed through 17 officials thus causes much delay in reaching the benefit on ground besides this Saroori said that if any Legislators found involved in embezzlement of CDF, he should be expelled from the membership of the house.
Saroori also called for opening of JK bank branches in far-flung areas of Chenab Valley including Keshwan, Srawan, Durbeel, Sigdi Bhata, Tanta, Tatani Saroor, Dagroon areas, enhancement of Asha workers salary, Opening of new treasuries for Bhatyas and Bunjwah, filling of vacant posts by SSB and PSC, early clearing of pending liabilities of work done by the contractors, comprehensive plan for tribal populations, plying of SRTC buses for rural areas as transport department has totally failed to take any concrete steps in this regard, early waiving of KCC loans as was announced by Finance Minister in last 2015 Budget but till date it was not implemented, department should distribute of high density plants among farmers. He also called for creation/establishment of Divisional Commissioner Office for Chenab Valley for the development of erstwhile Doda district.
He complimented the Government for holding Budget Session during the month of January which would help in better utilization of funds. He slammed the government for incorporating the centrally sponsored scheme share into DDB budget so that the figure could be produce at higher rates. He said that delay in holding Panchayat and Municipal elections causes lost to the tune of Rs. 4000 Cr each and same made direct impact on development of state.
Congress lawmaker also called for immediate regularization of 61000 casual labors, NYC, Contractual lecturers, ISM Doctors, NRHM, clearing of pending SRO 43 cases, funds for treatment of cancer, Kidney and heart patients, enhancement of wages of SPOs from 6000 to 10000, funds for Chenab valley under NABARD, Asia Bank, World Bank, stiffen for unemployed youths, increase of medicine budget of PHCs from 10000 to 50000, arranging of doctors for running Super specialty Hospital Jammu so that patients could not be shifted outside state, covering of all under Ladli Beti and compensation for Saffron growers. He said that despite availability of funds to the tune of around Rs. 250 Cr under RGGVY/DDUY for Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban, but the government failed to utilize it and asked the government to allow the PDD department to execute the work departmentally. He also snubbed government for not taking any measures to start work on abandon 850 MW Rattle project. He also demanded restoration Rs 15-16 cr funds under Bad pocket and hope that government will take care of the people’s aspiration by making the budget people friendly.
Jammu, January 13: - The senior Congress lawmaker from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori yesterday tears into government and called the budget anti people that lacks incentives for unemployed youths, casual laborers, HR workers; alleges that rural and hilly areas of the state having maximum population were ignored in the budget.
Saroori yesterday while speaking on the budget said that the finance Minister was well articulated in his English language while poor people in rural and far flung areas of the state who listen him on radio or TV are not well articulated with the Finance Minister language and fails to understand the anti poor people of the Minister. He advise the minister to promote official language Urdu, beside also called for promotion of Dogri and Kashmiri.
“It would have been better if FM speaks in Urdu—which is official language--- Govt instead should also translate the budget in local Dogri and Kashmiri language so that people could understand it” said Saroori added that leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Abu Kalam Azad with its commitment had already thrown English out of the country and blame the Minister for promoting it.
Saroori showed his disappointment over the way FM ignored the elected representatives while formulating the draft of the budget like the way he meet with various stakeholders to take inputs from them. He said government fails to implement his decision in terms of establishing of Basmati and Rajmash village. He further insisted on ensuring that benefits from the schemes like PMGSY, NABARD, CRF reach the people in far-off areas. He called for setting aside budgetary provision for Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel which would ensure better connectivity of different areas of Chenab Valley region with Kashmir besides all round connectivity with Bani, Basohli and Lakhanpur throughout the year beside will provide alternative route for Amar Nath Yatra and quoted Saudi Arabia model of tunnelling.
He put forth suggestions for conducting survey for Gool junction to Kishtwar-Anantnag railway track to provide alternate transport connectivity to the area. He also called for enhancement of CDF up to 4 crores and relief package for 2014 flood victims of the State and said that CDF funds release routed through 17 officials thus causes much delay in reaching the benefit on ground besides this Saroori said that if any Legislators found involved in embezzlement of CDF, he should be expelled from the membership of the house.
Saroori also called for opening of JK bank branches in far-flung areas of Chenab Valley including Keshwan, Srawan, Durbeel, Sigdi Bhata, Tanta, Tatani Saroor, Dagroon areas, enhancement of Asha workers salary, Opening of new treasuries for Bhatyas and Bunjwah, filling of vacant posts by SSB and PSC, early clearing of pending liabilities of work done by the contractors, comprehensive plan for tribal populations, plying of SRTC buses for rural areas as transport department has totally failed to take any concrete steps in this regard, early waiving of KCC loans as was announced by Finance Minister in last 2015 Budget but till date it was not implemented, department should distribute of high density plants among farmers. He also called for creation/establishment of Divisional Commissioner Office for Chenab Valley for the development of erstwhile Doda district.
He complimented the Government for holding Budget Session during the month of January which would help in better utilization of funds. He slammed the government for incorporating the centrally sponsored scheme share into DDB budget so that the figure could be produce at higher rates. He said that delay in holding Panchayat and Municipal elections causes lost to the tune of Rs. 4000 Cr each and same made direct impact on development of state.
Congress lawmaker also called for immediate regularization of 61000 casual labors, NYC, Contractual lecturers, ISM Doctors, NRHM, clearing of pending SRO 43 cases, funds for treatment of cancer, Kidney and heart patients, enhancement of wages of SPOs from 6000 to 10000, funds for Chenab valley under NABARD, Asia Bank, World Bank, stiffen for unemployed youths, increase of medicine budget of PHCs from 10000 to 50000, arranging of doctors for running Super specialty Hospital Jammu so that patients could not be shifted outside state, covering of all under Ladli Beti and compensation for Saffron growers. He said that despite availability of funds to the tune of around Rs. 250 Cr under RGGVY/DDUY for Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban, but the government failed to utilize it and asked the government to allow the PDD department to execute the work departmentally. He also snubbed government for not taking any measures to start work on abandon 850 MW Rattle project. He also demanded restoration Rs 15-16 cr funds under Bad pocket and hope that government will take care of the people’s aspiration by making the budget people friendly.
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