Jammu becomes major hub of higher education, skill development in 10 yrs: Jugal
Construction of IIT, IIM, AIIMS to be game-changers in uplifting education, research standards: Rana
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JAMMU: Describing the ten years term of the BJP-led government under the leader ship of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi as “golden period” in history of Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP candidate from Jammu-Reasi, Jugal Kishore Sharma on Thursday asserted that the Union Territory, especially Jammu, is fast becoming a major hub of education and skill development.
“In Jammu region, Nagrota assembly segment is fortunate to have been trans formed into a major hub of
higher educational institutes. The construction of prestigious institutes like IIT, IIM and the Craft Institute in the area has not only brought a major transformation in the higher education of the region but it has also given a significant boost to the local economy of the area,” Sharma said while addressing a series of
Nukkad meetings at different places in Nagrota assembly constituency. He was accompanied by the former legislator and senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana, Jammu DDC chairman Bharat Bhushan, Jammu district rural president of BJP, Omi Khajuria, former MLA Shiv Dev Singh, senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Sharma and other leaders of the party.
During his day-long election campaign in the constituency, the BJP candidate held Nukkad meetings in Kishenpur, Marbah, Upper Kathar, Lower Kathar, Korga, Jandrah, Kanyala, Badsoo, Dansal, Jajjar Kotli, Suketar, Kattal Battal, Nagrota and Panjgrain, and held face-to-face interactions with the people and party
workers.
In his address, Rana said Jammu has now left an indelible mark in the field of education and research at the national level.
“The construction of IIT, IIM and AIIMS in Jammu will prove to be game changers, not only for meeting the expectations of the people but also in producing ace professionals and technocrats in their respective fields”, Rana said.
He also emphasized the array of welfare initiatives undertaken by the BJP government at the Centre aimed at uplifting the poor and marginalized sections of society.
