Jammu, April 6 – MoS (PMO) and Member of Parliament from J&K's Udhampur constituency, Jitendra Singh, announced a series of developmental milestones for Udhampur on Monday, including an ATR flight within six months and subsequently a full-fledged airport.
Jitendra Singh stated on X today, "Highlights of the Udhampur DISHA meeting:
"Aviation milestone: The process of land transfer for a full-fledged civilian airport has begun. Meanwhile, tenders have been issued for the construction of an interim block on the existing premises to start the ATR flight within the next six months.
"Healthcare boost: The Army Command Hospital will provide regular super-specialty services to civilians, significantly enhancing access to advanced medical care in the district.
"Economic upliftment through food entrepreneurship: An ambitious project of traditional milk product 'Kaladi', undertaken by the state-of-the-art 'Food Technology and Research Institute', Mysuru, Karnataka, to develop a range of Kaladi recipes with extended shelf life, which will be served through leading food chains in India and abroad.
"Agricultural start-ups: Lavender cultivation, which started in Bhaderwah, has reached the upper reaches of Latti.
"Connectivity: Upgradation of Dhar Road has started.
"The express road corridor from Delhi to Katra is in the final phase of completion.
"An ambulance was donated to the Government Medical College, Udhampur, from the MP fund."
Singh has been serving as the 18th Minister of Science and Technology and 12th Minister of Earth Sciences since 2024.
He is the MoS for the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; and Department of Space.
He was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from Udhampur with a majority of 124,373 votes. He has won all three Lok Sabha elections that he fought from Udhampur for the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won this seat consecutively in 2014, 2019, and 2024.
He is a Bharatiya Janata Party national executive member and was the chief spokesperson for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
He won the Udhampur seat in the Indian general elections of 2014 and 2019, with the highest-ever margin of votes for the 16th and 17th Lok Sabhas.
He retained the seat in 2024 for the 18th Lok Sabha.