Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir in October end. This visit will be a part of the Centre’s mega outreach programme.
As per the schedule, this visit will be from October 23 to 25. However, the date may be postponed to October 22 as it is a tentative schedule.
“The Minister will visit the Union Territory for at least three days. The date may shift from October 22 to October 24 or it will be the same October 23 to October 25,” said the official.
In the three-day visit, the Home Minister will lay the foundation stone of some projects, inaugurate a few developmental projects and chair different meetings over Security and developmental issues, the official added.
During this visit, Shah will also meet people residing in remote areas of Kashmir valley and will also visit Jammu. The primary focus of this visit is to ensure that the benefits of growth and development reach the poorest of the poor in Jammu and Kashmir. The Home Minister visit to Jammu and Kashmir is seen as part of the Central government’s mega outreach program in the Union Territory in which 70 Union Ministers are visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
Notably, the second edition of the Central government’s mega outreach program was started on September 8 this year and will conclude with Shah Visit.
Last year the Central government‘s first mega outreach program took place during January 18-24 in which 36 Union Ministers visited Jammu and Kashmir. The aim of this program is to review ongoing projects and development that have taken place post abrogation of article 370 and 35A.
After the visit, all the Ministers have to submit their reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
