Terming security as pre-requisite for development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government will work together towards improving situation in the state for fast and uniform development.
"The Centre and the state government have vowed to improve the security situation in the state to ensure fast, sustainable and uniform development in the state," Singh said after laying the foundation stone of the 850 MW Rattle project here along with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Security, he said, was a pre-requisite for development in the state.
After several "difficult" years, collective efforts have resulted in putting Jammu and Kashmir on a faster pace of development, Singh said.
"Our analysis is that, security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has shown considerable improvement. Terrorist-related violence in 2012 had shown a sharp decline and was the lowest in last two decades," he said.
However, the Prime Minister said constant vigil was needed to prevent attacks like the one that took place yesterday at Hyderpora.
Singh and Gandhi paid tributes to the soldiers killed in yesterday's militant attack in Srinagar, even as the Prime Minister asserted that the country stands united to foil the designs of terrorists.
"I want to pay my tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives while fighting the terrorists. I would like to make it clear that the entire nation stands united against terrorism and will not allow their nefarious designs to succeed," he said.
