Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha have begun preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming Jammu visit on April 24 to commemorate the nationwide Panchayati Raj Diwas on April 24.
Last week Lt Gov visited Palli panchayat in Bari-Brahmana, where PM Modi is likely to address a public rally. Four such Panchayats have been elected in Jammu and Kashmir, in which Sarpanch and Panchs have got the entire work completed.
Palli is also in the list of those four panchayats of the UT. Earlier Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta and other senior administrative officers had also inspected this panchayat. The Chief Secretary had already asked the Sarpanch of the Panchayat, Randhir Sharma, to get ready for the big event.
Palli has been selected for the Panchayati Raj Diwas function this year and an exhibition showcasing latest innovations will be put up enabling farmers, Sarpanchs, Panchs and village heads to improve their income and their produce.
Amongst important innovations that are planned to be showcased are geospatial technology for rural mapping and farmers, apps usable by farmers for weather forecast for next five days, lavender cultivation famously known as purple revolution, biotechnology innovation to increase the produce of apple in the same area of land to increase farmer’s income, drone application for irrigation and pesticide or nutrient spray, waste treatment, increasing shelf life of fruits and vegetables through atomic radiation etc.
Today Union Ministers Dr. Jitendra Singh and Giriraj Singh reviewed preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit. The aim of the meeting was to plan showcasing of the latest technology and innovations which are beneficial and applicable for rural development, Panchayat functioning and farming. Various aspects and possibilities of integration of Science and Technology with the themes of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj were discussed.
Singh proposed that instead of having conventional stalls at the event, we should showcase the latest technology which can add value to farmers’ income and enable science-based value addition to various Panchayati Raj features. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh said that the event will be followed by many such science and technology innovations in areas related to Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
