SRINAGAR: For the last two years Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha-led administration has set up a system that works for the welfare of the common masses.
The government has initiated several measures to uplift the economic conditions of the people here which in turn has shown great signs of improvement on a daily basis.
During the past three years, the Government has introduced numerous self-employment schemes to help youngsters to set up their ventures. Mission youth has been one of the most rewarding initiatives on behalf of the J&K administration.
Self Employment has become a Government’s priority area and the Mission Youth is working at it. Various reports of different national surveying agencies including NITI Aayog showed Jammu and Kashmir well ahead of the national average and can be rightly described as changing Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha hailed the Jammu and Kashmir Budget for the financial year 2022-23 and said that it will meet the needs and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He also added that the main goal of the Budget for 2022-23 is the economic development of every region in the Union Territory. “The Budget for 2022-2023 is going to meet the needs and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This is a development-oriented budget and economic development of every region is the main goal of this Budget. This Budget is going to bring a change in J&K at a polemic pace,” Sinha remarked.
Remarkably, Jammu and Kashmir is the first to launch District Good Governance Index. Tourism has gone all-time high in the last 6-7 months. During last year, 11,578 recruitments were made taking a total to 30,000 in three years. There has been the highest-ever air traffic at Jammu and Srinagar airports. Among all 4290 Panchayats, barring 8-10 where land is not available, every Panchayat has a playfield.
The UT also stood out best in transparency and COVID management. fill in the gap between demand and supply of skilled workforce and to create a strong environment for professionals and technical skill development in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has roped in prominent organisations like ICICI Foundation, Tata Technologies Ltd, Primal Foundation, Wipro, among others for working on upgrading skills of youth in the sectors having high employability potential like banking and financial services, digital marketing, media management, etc.
Another initiative of stopping Durbar Move has saved Rs 400 crore expenditure every year by ending the bi-annual practice. Rs 1000 crore worth of works on National Highways and tunnels are going on in Jammu and Kashmir while as Distance from Jammu to Srinagar has been reduced from 10 hours to five and half hours and after completion of some works, it will further come down to four and half hours to four hours.
There has also been a significant increase in revenue generation in Jammu and Kashmir. The GST, Excise, ST, and other taxes have recorded 25 percent growth due to proper tax planning, effective monitoring, and efficient implementation of the tax statutes aimed at bringing transparency and accountability in the system which contributed towards scaling up the momentum of revenue collection in J&K.
