Jammu Feb 25 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday declared the industrial estate at Udhampur as women industrial estate to promote women entrepreneurship in the Union Territory To promote women entrepreneurs in Jammu and Kashmir the administrative council AC under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today Friday declared the industrial estate at Seen-Thakran in Udhampur as women industrial estate according to an official spokesman In a first-of-its-kind decision the administrative council declared the Industrial Estate at Seen Thakran Udhampur as reserved for women entrepreneurs and women-led industries he said The decision will benefit women entrepreneurs and industrialists as any business enterprise having a minimum of 51 per cent stake held by a woman entrepreneur shall qualify to apply for allotment in reserved industrial estate he said Moreover under the new JK Industrial Land Allotment Policy the eligible women entrepreneurs will be allotted suitable parcels of land through a transparent single-window mechanism in a time-bound manner PTI AB HRS hrs

Jammu Dec 28 PTI In yet another major step to boost domestic investment in Jammu and Kashmir the Union territory government on Tuesday signed a pact with the world-renowned healthcare company Apollo Hospitals to establish a multi-specialty hospital in Jammu In the presence of JK Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha a memorandum of understanding MoU was signed between JK Principal Secretary Commerce and Industry Ranjan Prakash Thakur and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Executive Vice-Chairperson Preetha Reddy Speaking on the occasion JK Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the MoU is another major milestone for the Union Territory We have embarked on a new journey of development and socio-economic growth which will take the JK UT to levels never seen before Sinha added With greater industry engagement and investment JK will grow from strength to strength in the years to come the lieutenant governor said Sinha added added that providing best healthcare facilities the venture will also bring huge direct and indirect employment opportunities for the locals The lieutenant governor said JK is the only UT and state in the country with the universal health insurance coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family We are also having an extensive budget for the health sector More healthcare projects and MoUs are in the pipeline to ensure best healthcare within the reach of every citizen of the UT said the lieutenant governor In the first phase Apollo Hospitals will set up a 250-bed hospital in the region Well-known for clinical excellence Apollo has a robust presence across the healthcare ecosystem providing high-quality patient-focused medical care Thakur spoke on the health facilities to be extended to the people of the Union Territory through the MoU Apollos Reddy shared the vision of Apollo Hospitals to establish the state-of-the-art health facilities in the UT We understand that the health sector creates vast job opportunities and this project will also generate more than 1000 direct jobs she said Reddy added that this is the responsibility that have been collectively set forth to discharge Apart from this it will also become the training centre not only for doctors but also for the nurses paramedics technicians and allied healthcare workers she added Tomorrow when JK will become a hub for healthcare tourism people from the rest of the world can also be treated here In a way this project will help us heal the world Reddy said Reddy said she is committed to bringing specialists in various healthcare sectors onboard Trained health personnel are required to efficiently look after the people in need of medical attention We are happy to bring good standard of training learning and skilling in the health sector to JK This is a progressive step We are thankful to the lieutenant governor for giving us this opportunity I believe that its a giant leap of faith but it is a project that will put us on the global map she added PTI AB HRS hrs

Jammu Sep 29 PTI The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu CCIJ on Wednesday said it will continue its fight for cause of the Jammu province with intensification of movement till it reaches the final conclusion This was conveyed by stakeholders during a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry held here under the chairmanship of Arun Gupta president of CCI Jammu Chamber will continue to fight for cause of Jammu province till this significant battle for genuine rights reaches a logical conclusion Gupta said while warning the government not to test patience of the business community He vowed that the Jammu Chamber will continue to work relentlessly for ensuring that justice is secured for the people of this province especially the traders and industrialists fraternity We will further intensify its movement by even resorting to long term agitation in case the government fails to accept their demands at the earliest Gupta said He urged the government to consider the demands raised by it at the earliest All the demands raised by the Chamber pertaining to various sections of the society across the Jammu province are quite genuine and there is no reason for the government to turn blind eye to the aspirations of people of this province he said The meeting was held in connection with the multifarious demands of the people of the Jammu province for which a complete Jammu bandh supported by various organisations was observed on September 22 on the call of CCI Todays meeting was attended by members of various traders and other associations to discuss the future course of action after the aforesaid successful Jammu Bandh a JCCI spokesman said During the meeting various burning issues currently confronted by the business fraternity were deliberated at length besides discussing the means to be adopted in order to get these issues resolved he added CCIJ has put forth various demands in front of the government including special relief package for various trade and industry sectors and continuation of darbar move an age-old practice under which the JK government functions six months each in the twin capital cities It also discussed the possibility of Wagah-type parade at Suchetgarh and revoking of the notification regarding re-registration of vehicles purchased by local residents from outside the UT and the issue of reliance shops among others PTI AB HRS hrs