While visiting the International headquarters of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at Qadian town in this district, he said that the central government is strengthening the infrastructure in border areas in the country and six Punjab border districts Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka have been brought under the scheme in which 1,800 kilometer roads would be constructed.
He said that these border districts have been selected under the Prime Minister Village Road scheme and the Centre would provide more funds to provide pure drinking water, toilets grants for kucha (thatched) houses.
He was accompanied by Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Surjeet Singh Rakhra and PWD Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon who informed Ramesh regarding the problems being faced by the farmers.
