Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) had created a revolution in terms of connectivity and that the J&K administration was working on the policy to connect all the unconnected habitations in the next two and half years.
After paying obeisance at the Gurudwara Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur at Reasi where he prayed for peace, progress, prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir and well-being of its people, the LG while addressing a gathering called upon the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir to work as a center of social consciousness with collective responsibility for social and national interests.
He reiterated the government’s commitment for promoting Punjabi language.
“Initiative has been undertaken to ensure that Punjabi language books are made available in all public libraries across J&K and this process will be completed soon,” he said.
The Lt Governor assured the inclusion of the history of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji in the school textbooks so that new generation.
“In the new education policy, we are also paying attention that our children learn moral values, as well as get trained for the fourth industrial revolution,” he said.
The Lt Governor assured the construction of road to Dera Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and development of the ghat.