Srinagar, July 16 (Vijay Kumar) –Lone woman minister of Jammu & Kashmir Government for Social Welfare, Sakina Ittoo appealed the people of Kashmir to be aware about the nefarious designs of those who for their personal interests use innocent people by their hollow sloganeering and disrupt peace and progress of the state. “Our governments is determined to work for peace and prosperity of the state and coalition government has set out a clear agenda for providing clean, transparent and corruption free dispensation to the people of the state”, she maintained.
Addressing a first largely attended public gathering today at Anantnag in south Kashmir, after her cabinet birth in state Ministry , Sakina Itoo called upon the people to strengthen the hands of the Omar led government by their whole-hearted cooperation for fulfilling the dream of a model J&K as envisioned by the Chief Minister.
The Minister praised the people of the State for electing the present government by exercising their franchise and rejected previous regime, who have neglected urban as well as rural areas in the development process.
She said government is initiating numerous reformative and exemplary steps for faster development of all the regions of the state. Referring to various welfare schemes launched by the government for upliftment of weaker sections of the society, Social Welfare Minister asked the people to come forward and take full benefits of these schemes. She reiterated that every destitute person of the state would be covered under the benefits of welfare schemes adding that accountability and transparency would be brought in distribution system of financial aid among needy ones.
Sakina Ittoo said that 4.92 lakh destitute and old age persons of the state would be covered under the benefits of Integrated Social Security Scheme and old age pension scheme in the state.