All basic amenities to be provided to people : Speaker

Jammu, Apr 2 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Tara Chand today reiterated the Government's resolve to provide basic amenities to the people of the State especially in rural areas.

While addressing a mammoth public meeting at village Kharah in Khour block, the Speaker said that during the last four years, all the three regions of the State have witnessed massive development in all sectors.

Mr Chand said the Government has given priority to burning issues like strengthening of road net work, education, health and drinking water.

''Under these sectors, the Government has spent crores of rupees in all areas and one can easily see the progress on ground. In Khour block, all-important villages have been linked with the motorable roads. Hundreds of new schools have been opened and a large number of schools have been upgraded,'' he said.

He said the Government has sanctioned a Sub-District Hospital at Khour and fulfilled the aspirations of thousands of people of the constituency.

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