Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 2: Exhorting party workers to popularize welfare schemes of the coalition government among the common masses, General Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ved Mahajan today said that during the last 10 months, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led coalition regime has announced a number of welfare measures especially focussing marginalized and needy lot of the society. "There is need to educate the deserving masses about these welfare schemes so that benefit of such measures should be reaped by those for whom these schemes are especially formulated and implemented", Ved Mahajan said while addressing a meeting of the District Committee of PDP Jammu Urban. "The PDP led coalition government is committed to restore historical importance of Jammu city and party has already announced to develop Jammu as heritage city," Mahajan said while seeking to draw attention of the workers towards Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's hectic tour in the Jammu city some days back during which the Chief Minister had inspected pace of on-going developmental work in Jammu city and adjoining localities. "Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is committed to develop Jammu as independent tourist destination", he said and added that PDP has a comprehensive vision for Jammu city. Mahajan said that in the year 2016, state government under the leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will complete a number of beautification projects in Jammu to attract tourists in city. He said that Chief Minister is personally monitoring progress of developmental and beautification projects being executed in Jammu city. Calling upon party workers to prepare themselves for the coming Urbal Local Bodies (ULBs) elections, Ved Mahajan said that coalition government has decided to strengthen democratic institutions be it ULBs or Panchayats to trickle down decision making powers at grass-root level. Among others who spoke on the occasions included Ex MLA and Senior leader Rafiq Hussain Khan, Sr leaders Dhaman Bhasin. T S Bajwa, Fallail SinghVice Chairman SC Advisory Board Bhushan Dogra, State Secretary, former Minister Ch Gharu Ram, S Amrik Singh Reen, Satpal Singh Charak, Ashok Jogi, Suresh Sharma, Capt Anil Gour, S S Sarangal, Surjeet Kour, Vireender Singh Sonu, Harmeet Singh, Vijay Raina, GeetaThakur, Anju Bhan and others. |