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He also called for similar programmes at the panchayat level and demanded the development of sports infrastructure, including playgrounds in the Ramgarh Assembly constituency, to encourage youth to engage in sports and stay away from drugs. The delegation further demanded that the long-pending recruitment of teachers, which has remained stalled for years, be reopened to provide employment opportunities to educated youth.
Kundal also urged the government to frame a concrete policy to tackle unemployment. Raising the issue of farmers, Kundal said that many in the Ramgarh constituency had taken loans under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme, but their crops were damaged due to recent rains. He demanded that KCC loans be waived to provide relief to affected farmers.
The memorandum also highlighted the concerns of ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and other daily wagers, seeking an increase in their wages and regularisation of their services. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah assured the delegation that all the issues raised in the memorandum would be given due consideration and efforts would be made to address them at the earliest. Dev Raj Sharma and Rakesh Singh were also present during the meeting.
