Jammu, Feb 27: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday called for bridging the rural-urban divide in Jammu and Kashmir.
Felicitating the recipients of ‘Maharaja Hari Singh Dogra Samman Award 2025’, organised by Women Club Meri Pehchan at Jammu, Sinha said “We need to build a J&K where the rural and urban divide is completely bridged. A J&K where there is social equity and which runs on the principles of rule of law and equal opportunity. A J&K where tourism, handicraft, agriculture, horticulture, industry and service sectors works together.”
According to an official press release, the event was also graced by Ramdas Athawale, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.
In his address, the LG said every nation and society must recognize the valuable contribution of its great personalities. It is our prime responsibility to honour those because of whom we are able to live freely, he said.
The LG congratulated the awardees and called upon them to work towards transforming the youth into enlightened citizens. He observed that in the current era of unprecedented technological advancement, where AI is reshaping the work environment, we need to prepare human resources capable of driving the change.
The LG said, “In our journey of Viksit J&K, we need support of valiant soldiers, leaders from social sectors, farmers, entrepreneurs, youth and women. We need to identify those sections of the population who have got left behind due to discriminatory laws and keep working for their upliftment.”
The LG reiterated that the J&K administration is working for inclusive growth with sincerity and commitment.
“I can proudly say that in the past four and half years we have ensured development of social sectors to complement our economic growth to achieve the ultimate goal of social equity,” the LG said.
He highlighted that “under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has implemented a framework of policies and programmes for the benefit of the underprivileged and those discriminated against and the saturation of benefits should be ensured.
“I also want great personalities and intelligentsia to act as a monitoring system for the proper implementation of programmes and policies designed for the upliftment of the weaker sections of society,” he said.
The LG also paid tributes to Maharaja Hari Singh and recalled his visionary policies and reforms dedicated to public welfare.
He emphasised that every person will have to discharge his duties and responsibilities to bring a positive change in the society.
