Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday claimed that Droupadi Murmu, the Presidential candidate for the ruling NDA coalition, can be an inspiration for the tribal people of the region. Addressing a gathering of the tribal community at the Kashmir International Convention Center in Srinagar, he said, "Droupadi Murmu has shown her ability and intelligence and today is in line for the highest constitutional office in the country. You should draw inspiration from her."
He added that the recent rains and snowfall have caused a lot of hardship to the tribal people. "Their livestock and property have been damaged. Relief will be given soon under the Disaster Management Act," he said. While Sinha was the chief guest at the first-ever Tribal Awards held in Jammu and Kashmir today, he also felicitated tribal youth in the fields of sports, education, culture, literature, and science and technology.
He said that at least 500 tribal youth would be trained under the Bombay Stock Exchange and Punjab National Bank's Financial Literacy Program. He also set up a Tribal Chair at IIT Jammu and Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri. "The government is working tirelessly for the overall development of the tribal communities, promoting entrepreneurship among the tribal youth and women, relocating the tribal schools, developing the village, tourism, forestry," he said.