For their role in nation-building, Meenakshi Lekhi, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture praised the women officers.
“It is fascinating to see the women officers sharing spaces of public offices and responsibilities with the male counterparts in building the nation,” Lekhi said.
She said this during her visit to GOs Mess Humhama in Srinagar as part of the outreach programme of the Government of India while interacting with the women officers.
Lekhi, while interacting with the officers said that she shared a special relationship with the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Police as she comes from a family who served in the police department for three generations.
She said that her Ministry will try to develop religious and heritage tourism in UT so that tourists in large numbers are attracted towards the religious and spiritual places here. She said that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine is a shining example of attracting religious tourists to UT. She added that some more tourist circuits can be developed and promoted on the same lines.
The Minister also highlighted the significance of the preservation of cultural symbols and culture. She said that Kashmir had a rich cultural heritage as being a centre of learning.
