Jammu
Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Saturday said that Industry and Banks complement each other and have a symbiotic relationship. He was interacting with the industrialists at SIDCO Industrial Estate, Samba after inaugurating the Cluster Office and Industrial Finance Branch of J&K Bank.
The Lt Governor maintained that the banks and Industrialists mutually grow with each other’s support, and in a healthy economy, this interface must be strengthened further. The industrialists highlighted their issues, some of which were resolved on the spot and it was assured to them that all the genuine issued would be examined for redressal. The industrialists also thanked for the positive steps taken by the Lt Governor’s administration which bore fruits in the shape of budgetary announcements for Jammu and Kashmir today.
The Lt Governor also interacted with delegations comprising of BDC Chairpersons, Chairpersons and Members of Municipal Committees of District Samba. The delegations put forth various demands like up gradation of roads and health centres in Border areas, STP for Samba Town, office accommodation for BDC Chairpersons, and augmentation of various facilities. The Lt Governor assured the delegations of prompt appropriate action on the issues after examination and also urged them to make proper, futuristic plans in whatever works they take in hand. He also issued on the spot directions to the concerned officers for necessary action wherever required.
Meanwhile, the Lt Governor also laid the foundation stone for additional OPD Block at District Hospital Samba. He also took a round of the Emergency and OPD wards to take stock of the facilities for the patients. Later on, the Lt Governor visited the AIIMS site at Vijaypur to review the progress on the proposed medi-city. He asked the authorities to take all necessary steps and complete the project in a time bound manner.
Financial Commissioner Health, Atal Dulloo, Chairman and MD J&K Bank, RK Chibber, Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, MK Dwivedi, Divisional Commissioner Jammu Sanjeev Verma, Senior officers of Industries and Commerce department and Health department accompanied the Lt Governor.
