Jammu, Nov 24 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday held a nearly two-hour-long ‘Public Durbar’ (public meeting) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined to resolve public problems at their level. door thresholds.

Singh, who won the Udhampur parliamentary constituency for a third consecutive term, held the public durbar in Marheen block of Hiranagar sector near the international border. It was part of his continuing frenzy to reach out directly to the public to listen to their issues and concerns.

He said the entire district administration, led by Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas and senior officers from various departments, were also present for instant intervention and monitoring.

This is the third such public Durbar in different parts of Kathua district in recent months.

“Elected representatives have an obligation not only to respond to the true demands of the electorate, but also to seek to convince them that they are taken into account and heard. And a public Durbar like this serves this purpose,” the state minister said in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Singh said the Modi-led NDA government is committed to serving common citizens and reducing public inconvenience.

The government is focusing on providing public services to their homes, with the aim of ensuring ease of living of citizens, beyond the narrow considerations of politics, caste, creed and region, the minister said.

During the public durbar, Singh was briefed by the administration on the status of issues brought to his notice by the general public on previous occasions.

While interacting with them, the minister assured the visiting delegations that he himself would monitor the status of their issues raised today and take all possible steps to ensure that they are addressed by the district administration within the allotted deadlines.

Lately, the minister toured the districts falling under his parliamentary constituency as part of this public awareness measure to meet numerous public delegations under one roof, with the aim of seeking redressal and resolution of their issues with the local administration .

Singh is visiting these areas to meet a cross section of the public, leveraging the direct interface of the Public Durbar to address citizens’ issues, guided by the motto ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas’, the official said . PTI TAS TAS OZ OZ

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