Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today regretted that a number of youth were affected by the turmoil in the past five months during which not only the government but every section of society suffered and now people have started realising the quantum of loss.
The Chief Minister said her resolve had been to get the people of the state out of the time of uncertainty so that the youth have a joyful, happy and smiling future. Mehbooba also regretted the loss of time during the current working season and said instructions had been passed to make up for the lost time in every sector.
She was addressing a gathering at Government Boys Degree College in Anantnag while distributing Scooties to meritorious 19 girl students of the district today. She said on the pattern of the Scooty scheme, an All-Terrain Bike Scheme has been introduced for the meritorious boys at schools.
Terming youth as the biggest treasure of society, Mehbooba said whenever given a chance the boys and girls from Jammu and Kashmir had outshined the best in any field.
Mehbooba asked students to give their best to education as it was the only weapon to fight against inequality, poverty and neglect. She said education was a great game-changer and Islam had laid enough stress on seeking knowledge. She added that in today’s world knowledge economy had surpassed all other types of economies and asked the students to seize this opportunity knocking at their door.
Earlier, Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar in his address also underscored the role of education in overcoming imbalances among in society. He asked the students to work hard in their respective streams and pay back the society by their positive contribution.
Reviews projects
The Chief Minister also reviewed the pace of developmental works at an officers’ meeting during her visit to Anantnag. She impressed upon the officers to be responsive to the winter-specific needs of the people in the Kashmir Valley particularly in sectors like power and water supply, firewood and fuel availability and ration supply. She asked the engineers of PDD to rationalise their resources to address the complaint of frequent power cuts during winters which puts people to immense difficulties. She asked the officers of other departments to be available to the complaints and grievances of people during winters and take urgent steps on them.
Will make up for the lost time due to unrest: Mehbooba Mufti
