PM to address first rally in Srinagar post Article 370 abrogation on March 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil multiple development projects and address a public meeting in Srinagar on Thursday during his first visit to Kashmir after his government abrogated the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special rights to the erstwhile state of Jammu and KashmirAccording to an official statement Modi will attend the Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir programme at Srinagars Bakshi Stadium and inaugurate initiatives worth nearly Rs 5000 crore for boosting the agrieconomy in the Union TerritoryWith the Lok Sabha election around the corner and opposition parties seeking an announcement on Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir the prime ministers scheduled visit has acquired a keen political dimension in terms of what he might have to say on the issueThe BJPled Centre abrogated the provisions of Article 370 on August 5 2019 and bifurcated the erstwhile state into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhThe statement said Modi will launch nationwide projects related to the tourism sector worth more than Rs 1400 crore under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive schemes including a project for the integrated development of the Hazratbal shrine in SrinagarHe will launch the Dekho Apna Desh Peoples Choice Tourist Destination Poll and the Chalo India Global Diaspora campaign as well besides announcing tourist destinations selected under the ChallengeBased Destination Development CBDD schemeThe statement said Modi will distribute appointment letters to nearly 1000 newlyrecruited government employees in Jammu and Kashmir and also interact with the beneficiaries of various central schemes including women achievers farmers and entrepreneursIn a step that will provide a major boost to the agrieconomy of the region under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme HADP to be launched by the prime minister the statement said it will cover the full spectrum of activities in three major domains of horticulture agriculture and livestock husbandryThe programme is expected to equip about 25 lakh farmers with skilldevelopment training and about 2000 farmers service centres will be established and robust value chains put in place for the welfare of the farming communityThe tourism projects to be launched by Modi are in line with his vision to improve the overall experience of tourists and pilgrims visiting prominent pilgrimage and tourism sites across the country by building worldclass infrastructure and amenities at these sitesBesides the Hazratbal shrine project the initiatives include tourism facilities in the Northeast Circuit in Meghalaya Spiritual Circuit in Bihar and Rajasthan Rural and Tirthankar circuit in Bihar and some other projects in states such as Telangana and Madhya PradeshThe prime minister will also launch 43 projects that will develop a wide range of pilgrimage and tourist sites across the countryHe will also launch the firstever countrywide initiative to identify the pulse of the nation on tourism in the form of Dekho Apna Desh Peoples Choice 2024 the statement saidThe Chalo India Global Diaspora Campaign aims at inspiring the Indian diaspora to become Incredible India ambassadors and promote tourism in IndiaThe campaign is being launched based on the clarion call of the Prime Minister wherein he requested Indian diaspora members to encourage at least five nonIndian friends to travel to India With more than three crore overseas Indians the Indian diaspora can serve as a powerful catalyst for Indian tourism acting as cultural ambassadors the statement saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever