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Felicitated UT’s awardees of Handicrafts & Handloom. Truly admire the painstaking work of all the craftsmen and carpet weavers. Govt is providing training & financial support to strengthen priceless artistic and cultural heritage of J&K UT.

With the help of modern technology, we will be able to standardize uniqueness of handmade carpets & boost export of J&K's carpet industry in international markets.

This new initiative will empower local communities, youth and women, fulfilling the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Through vocal for local products, individuals and enterprises will help in poverty alleviation & sustainable development.

J&K Govt under Mission Youth will support 500 youth for establishing home stay and Rs. 50,000 financial assistance per home stay will be provided for refurbishment. The venture will help in building a tourist infrastructure of world standards in rural J&K.

Undoubtedly,nature has blessed J&K with great scenic beauty& rural home stays will offer a piece of eternal culture,cuisine,traditions and warm & friendly hospitality of J&K UT to domestic& Int'l travelers. By Dec this year,around 200 home stays will be available on OYO platform.

This year marks 70th anniversary of commencement of bilateral relations between our two countries. It gives us opportunity to strengthen our partnership & our resolve to construct a strong edifice of a long term, mutual reinforcing economic relationship.

New Zealand is an important partner of India's expanding relationship globally and we attach special values to our ties not only because of deep bonding & cultural affinities but also from a mature understanding of our strategic convergences, global interests &economic potential.

My heartfelt condolences to the families of brave army personnel from J&K Hav Jugal Kishore, Rfn Vishal Sharma and Rfn Arun Kattal. Tributes and condolences to the families of martyrs who lost their lives in a tragic avalanche in Arunachal Pradesh.

Partnership with Azim Premji University will strive towards improving the education scenario in all SMC's Schools and continuous professional development of teachers and administrative leadership.

Reforms in urban governance aims to provide much-needed human & financial resources for improving basic services like drinking water, health care, sanitation, housing, and better quality of living in the cities.

Transparent & participatory processes in urban governance are important for tapping vast potential, vitality of our cities & higher economic growth. Reform in urban governance will improve urban infra,urban services to poor & help the cities to build on their inherent capacities.