Says ‘Prime Minister is going to launch SEHAT-Health Insurance on 26 December’
J&K 20 December (KNB): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha congratulates people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially first-time voters of District Development Council and by-Punchayat elections of the Union Territory.
As per a statement issued to Kashmir News Bureau, he said, “I thank and congratulate the people of J&K, especially the First-time voters, Independent Candidates and Political Parties for strengthening grass root democracy and paving way for progressive future of the UT and participating in the elections with such enthusiasm & zeal and making them a massive success.”
He said, “Giving a new direction to the developmental process, people from all sections of the society – youth, women, elders, farmers, labourers, businessmen, voted in large numbers and played their crucial role in strengthening the grass root democracy so that progress and prosperity shall reach every citizen of the union territory.”
He further said, “participation of first time voters in DDC and Panchayat elections is a matter of pride for our democratic set up. Rejecting the regressive agenda, people voted for progress and development, the 3-tier democracy will make J&K modern, AatmaNirbhar, besides giving a determined push to the developmental process,” adding, that he is sure about elected representatives providing momentum to the developmental schemes on the ground.
He also informed that the Prime Minister Nardndra Modi is going to launch SEHAT – Health Insurance scheme for the entire J&K on December 26, 2020 to cover the remaining one crore population of people, who were not covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme. (KNB)