Srinagar (Jammu- Kashmir): As many as 70 Union Ministers will start a 9-week long Public Outreach Programme-II in Jammu and Kashmir with eight ministers visiting the Union Territory every week beginning September 10. During this time the ministers will interact with the people, administration and representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) among others. The team of ministers would take note of the issues faced by them and addresses whichever is in their domain, while forwarding the rest in comprehensive reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh, who is the lone Union Minister from the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, is coordinating with the Union Home Ministry in finalising schedule about visits of the ministers to the Union Territory. “The schedule is likely to be released in the next few days,” sources said.
As per the tentative proposal, eight Ministers will visit the Union Territory every week, four each in Jammu and Kashmir divisions.