Government is determined to raise the living standard of the people: Prime Minister AJK

MUZAFFARABAD (PID) The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has said that the government is determined to raise the living standard of the people and is endeavoring to provide basic amenities of life to the people of the state at their doorsteps.

He was addressing the meeting of the Coordinating Council for Local Government and Rural Development here on Thursday. The meeting was attended by Minister for Local Government Khawaja Farooq Ahmed , Secretary Local Government Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Secretary Development and other concerned officials.

The Secretary Local Government Ejaz Ahmad Khan briefed the Prime Minister about the ongoing development projects launched for the socio economic uplift for the people under the Coordination Council for Local Government and Rural Development. The Prime Minister directed that timely completion of all projects under the Community Infrastructure Program to drop the fruits of development at the door steps of the common man.

He said the Construction of unpaved roads and footpaths should also be extended at the village level and added that under the Community Infrastructure Program the developmental projects would be launched in each area of the state as per its requirement including the development projects for improvement of community infrastructure.

He said that the Kashmir development package would also focus on development of rural areas and steps would be taken to develop all the areas of the state which will be covered in five years.

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