Inclement weather defers Amit Shah`s visit to Jammu and Kashmir

has been deferred in view of the inclement weather conditions and forecast, officials said on Monday. The Home Minister was scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to attend the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra', a Central government programme, in Jammu and inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,379 crore, including E buses and lay the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 2,348 crore.

Amit Shah's visit to Jammu and Kashmir was scheduled to undertake a review of the security and development of the region and planned to travel to Dera Ki Gali in Poonch sector and meet the families of the civilians killed recently in this area, a home ministry official, newswire PTI reported. ADVERTISEMENT He was also scheduled to distribute appointment letters to several youths on compassionate ground in Jammu, the officials said.

"However, the visit is deferred in view of the prevailing inclement weather conditions and forecast," they said. also confirmed Amit Shah's visit to Jammu and Kashmir was cancelled. "Just been intimated that due to the uncertain weather conditions prevailing in the region, tomorrow's (9th January) visit of the Hon'ble Union Home Minister Sh.

@AmitShah Ji to Jammu stands cancelled," he said in a post on X. The bodies of three civilians were found on December 22, after they were detained by the army for questioning in the aftermath of the Poonch terror attack that left five army soldiers dead. The civilian’s killings led to massive outrage.

Meanwhile, referring to the aim to make the country developed by 2047, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the poor will also become prosperous with the help of cooperative societies and urged all Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to adopt the 22 different works linked by the government.

Shah, who chaired 'National PACS Mega Conclave' on 'PACS as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra', here on Monday, said that model bylaws of PACS have been accepted by 26 states and PACS will now be able to function as a dairy and fishermen committees, able to run petrol pumps, gas agencies, Common Service Centres (CSCs), cheaper medicine shops and shops for distributing cheaper grains as well as able carry out storage work and perform commercial work in water management under Har Ghar Jal committee of the village.

Shah said the Modi government has linked 22 different works with PACS. "I appeal all PACS to adopt all these 22 works. It is the dream of the Modi government to make each and every poor of the country prosperous by 2047 with the support of cooperative societies," Shah said..