On Wednesday, Sep 1, 2021, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme titled ‘Saath’ for Self Help Group women, “SAATH :Together for a Better Tomorrow. Under this initiative of the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (UMEED), the Governor confirmed that the SHG women entrepreneurs will be provided mentoring and handholding through … Read more
With nearly one crore pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra annually, the animal husbandry department has started a programme to encourage farmers to establish dairy cooperatives to cater to the growing demand for dairy products locally. A large number of farmers in Reasi district have shown interest in the dairy sector, but in … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) recently has approved the ‘State Health Care Investment Policy-2019’ aimed at promoting private parties and entrepreneurs to set up healthcare infrastructure in the state. The policy is expected to improve accessibility of quality healthcare services to the people, promote establishment of hospital, medical and allied educational infrastructure and establish the state … Read more
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has selected 237 schools from J&K to be developed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) scheme. Although the state government had submitted a list of 319 schools, out of which only 237 could qualify. An amount of Rs 1185 lakh has been approved for these schools which … Read more
People from Jammu & Kashmir were full of praise for cricket icon and nominated Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning Rs 40 lakh from his local area development funds to reconstruct a dilapidated school building at Drugmulla, in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, too, tweeted her appreciation: “Thankful to @sachin_rt for using … Read more