Jammu: Former MLA and senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Devender Singh Rana Monday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and raised various issues of public importance.
An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that Rana had a detailed interaction with the Lt Governor and projected several demands and issues about regularisation of daily-wagers, ITI trained, casual labourers, land donors, and CP workers.
He also called for the release of pending payment under MGNREGA, age relaxation for aspirants of sub-inspectors in J&K Police, removal of anomalies of non-gazetted police personnel, regularisation of services of paramedical staff working in GMCs and Hospitals in Jammu and Srinagar, mining mineral rates to consumers, implementation of Forest Rights Act in toto and for individuals, and development of Patnitop, Sanasar, Surinsar, Mansar, Purmandal, and other such tourism potential areas.
Rana also raised various employment and youth-oriented issues including a preference to paramedic staff engaged under emergency Covid response package while filling vacant posts of paramedics, considering candidature of aspirants who had the higher qualification and had qualified Class IV examination conducted by JKSSB, creation of vacancies for homeopathic graduates on the analogy of Unani and Ayurvedic disciplines, besides special recruitment drives of Police, paramilitary and Army in border areas and special cadre for engineering, medical, education, and allied services.
He also drew Lt Governor’s attention towards several issues of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries and transporters besides the issues of residents of Gandhi Nagar Housing Colony regarding vacation of the area in front of their houses.
The Lt Governor while interacting with the former MLA said that the government was formulating development plans and policies reflective of the needs and aspirations of the people of J&K.
“We are determined for ensuring equitable and fast-paced development of J&K and growth and prosperity of its people,” he said.
The LG assured Rana that the genuine issues put forth by him would be given due consideration and urged him to continue his sustained efforts for promoting the welfare of the people.