Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of the construction of two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu and Kashmir and five other locations across the nation today.
During his presidency of the 42nd PRAGATI, an ICT-based multi-modal platform for proactive governance and prompt implementation involving the governments of the Centre and State/UT.
At Vijaypur in the Samba district and Awantipora in the Pulwama district in J&K, two AIIMS have just opened.
The construction of AIIMS Jammu will be finished in October, according to the schedule. While non-faculty positions have been sent to the relevant departments, some faculty have already been hired.
At Jammu AIIMS, three MBBS batch members have already been admitted, and a fourth will be this year.
The development of AIIMS at Vijaypur in the Samba district of Jammu, Awantipora in the Pulwama district of Kashmir, Rajkote, Bibinagar, Madurai, Rewari, and Darbanga were among the projects that the Prime Minister reviewed.
12 important projects were reviewed during the meeting.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was responsible for seven of the 12 projects.
The Ministry of Railways for two, and the Ministries of Steel, Petroleum & Natural Gas, and Road Transport and Highways for one each.
These initiatives span 10 States, including Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Haryana.
Along with 2 UTs, Jammu and Kashmir and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, they cost more than Rs. 1,21,300 crore in total.
The PM SVANidhi Scheme
The Prime Minister also discussed the “PM SVANidhi Scheme” during the conversation.
The Chief Secretaries were tasked with locating and covering all qualifying urban street vendors, especially in Tier II and Tier III cities.
He also gave the go-ahead for the SVANIdhi se Samriddhi campaign to be launched, which will offer advantages from all government programs to the family members of SVANIdhi beneficiaries.
The campaign will promote digital transactions performed by street vendors in a mission mode.
The Prime Minister praised each Chief Secretary for organizing the G20 sessions successfully.
He urged them to make the most of these meetings’ advantages for their States, particularly in terms of fostering export and tourism.
Vitasta: The Kashmir Festival
In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as a “wonderful initiative” the Vitasta Festival that took place in Kashmir last week.
The festival was launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi, and Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi attended the closing ceremony.
In a series of tweets about the event that he tagged, Amrit Mahotsav, Narendra Modi stated that “Vitasta-The Festival of Kashmir” displayed the rich culture, arts, and crafts of Kashmir.
The Vitasta Festival was created to introduce the rich art, literature, culture, craftwork, and cuisine of Kashmir to the rest of the nation.
These programs were part of a series that began in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and culminated in Srinagar, where young people showed a keen interest in learning about Kashmiri culture.
To introduce Kashmiri culture to the general public, several activities such as workshops, art installation camps, seminars, and craft exhibitions were held. Participants in these activities learned about Kashmiri culture.
According to tweet threads from the Amrit Mahotsav, the Vitasta Festivals in Chennai, Pune, and Srinagar were superbly organized and featured many well-known performers.
The people’s involvement in cultural programs captivated the hearts of those who learned about Kashmiri culture and customs, Amrit Mahotsav remarked in one of his tweets.
Another tweet from Amrit Mahotsav asserted that the Cultural Ministry offered complete cooperation in the programming and that numerous facets of Kashmiri culture, including history, dance, and music, were presented in a variety of ways that the audience enjoyed.
According to the tweets, young people in particular have a strong interest in Kashmiri culture.
