August 15, 2022: PM Modi sets new deadline for completion of Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link

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Jammu, Dec 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday set a new deadline of August 15, 2022 for completion of Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link, which will connect Kashmir valley with rest of India via railways for the first time.

“Underscoring the potential of the project (Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link) to exponentially boost Kashmir’s tourism and economy, the Prime Minister fixed the deadline for completion of the project as August 15, 2022,” a spokesperson of the J&K Government said.

The prime minister, according the spokesperson, was chairing the 34^th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of states and UTs through video-conference.

The PM reviewed 11 projects related to seven Union Ministries including the prestigious Udhampur-Baramulla Rail link being constructed in Jammu & Kashmir.

While reviewing the progress of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail, the Prime Minister was informed that all the issues have been resolved and works are progressing smoothly.

Earlier, the deadline for the completion of the rail project was December 2022 set by Northern Railways General Manager.

Chief Secretary, J&K, BVR Subrahmanyam along with Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, and Jal Shakti participated in the video conference.

Reviews Ayushman Bharat, Jal Jeewan Mission

Reviewing the progress of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) across the country, Prime Minister said that the scheme not only provides financial relief but also acts as a safety net to the underprivileged families which would earlier be pushed into poverty when befallen by serious illnesses.

Jammu and Kashmir has recently launched Ayushman Bharat- ‘Sehat’ and extended the free-of-cost and cashless healthcare benefits to all the residents of the Union Territory.

Prime Minister said that through the Jal Jeevan Mission- Har Ghar Nal Se Jal, every rural household in the country will be provided with a clean drinking water supply in adequate quantity by 2024. These efforts will lead to an improvement in living standards of rural communities and thereby must be taken up on mission-mode by all the states and UTs, he added.

It was informed that in Jammu and Kashmir, the mission has been completed in two districts and the rest will be completed by 2022.