As part of the ongoing week-long public outreach programme, several Union ministers on Thursday visited different parts of the Jammu region with one of them asserting that the government's sole aim now is development of Jammu and Kashmir as terrorism is "dying down".
Almost 30 Union ministers visited Jammu region since the launch of the programme on January 18 aimed at informing the people about the benefits of abrogation of Article 370 in August last year.
They also inspected developmental works, announced new projects and informed public about the central projects and welfare schemes.
On the penultimate day of the outreach programme, Som Parkash, the Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, said the central government is committed to the development of Jammu and Kashmir with special focus on making available services in health, education, power and Public Health Engineering sectors.
"The government's commitment can be gauged by the fact that the Union ministers are personally visiting the newly formed Union Territory to assess the ground situation and to know about the expectations of the people," he said, adding "With terrorism finally dying down, our sole aim is development of the region."
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