What PM Told Ministers Ahead Of Mega Jammu And Kashmir Outreach

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked ministers to spread the message of development in Jammu and Kashmir, with a focus on rural areas, ahead of a mega outreach programme starting today. Thirty-six ministers will be visiting several areas of the union territory – over the next seven days – five months after the government ended special status to the state granted under Article 370, and bifurcated it into two union territories.

PM Modi, at a meeting on Friday, reportedly asked the ministers to inform locals about the various central schemes to benefit people at the grassroots level. He also said that the ministers should not restrict themselves to urban areas, asking them to visit villages and interact with locals. Those tasked with the outreach include ministers Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Jitender Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Puri, G Kishen Reddy, Purshottam Singh Rupala, Mahendra Nath Pandey, General VK Singh, Gajender Singh Shekhawat and Anurag Thakur.

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