New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra will visit to Jammu & Kashmir on April 24, his first tour in the over two-and-a-half years after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre scrapped State’s special constitutional status under Articles 370 and 35(A) in August 2019.
Modi will participate in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day and address all the Gram Sabhas across the country.
He will visit Palli Panchayat in Samba district.
During the visit, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth around Rs 20,000 crore.
He will also launch the Amrit Sarovar initiative.
Since the introduction of constitutional reforms with regards to J&K in August 2019, the government has been focussed on bringing about wide ranging reforms to substantially improve governance and enhance ease of living for the people of the region at an unprecedented pace, a government statement said.