Kargil, Oct 30 (KNS): Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq, today stressed the officers to gear up their men and machinery for completion of all pending developmental projects in the Kargil district, before the onset of winter season.
He said this while reviewing the physical and financial progress of RDD projects in the district in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chairman State Legislative Council Haji Ananyat Ali.
Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC Kargil Kachoo Ahmad Ali Khan, Vice-Chairman Buildings & Other Constructions Workers Welfare Board and MLA Zanskar Aga Syed Bakir Rizvi, MLA Kargil Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai, Executive Councilor for Power Advocate Mohammad Amir, Executive Councilor for Rural Development Aga Syed Arman, Deputy Commissioner Kargil Haji Gular Hussain, Director Rural Development Gazanfar Ali, Mission Director SRLM GN Qasba and Additional SP Kargil, and other senior officers of the district administration attended the meeting.
On the occasion, the Minister also interacted with Village Level Workers (VLW) and Gram Rozgar Sevaks (GRS) during which he sought suggestions from them for better use of funds in rural areas.
He asked the officials of district administration that targets envisaged in annual plan should be realized so as to ensure maximum benefits to the people.
Stressing on the creation of durable assets under MGNREGA, the Minister said main aim of MGNREGA is to generate employment and creation of assets in villages and asked the officers to utilize the funds for improving road connectivity in villages, besides construction of bridges and on measures to reduce losses due to landslides and soil erosion.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
On the occasion, the Minister announced additional grant of Rs 1.5 crore for Kargil to argument road connectivity in the district.
Earlier, Abdul Haq, was informed that under MGNREGA the Department has been able to provide jobs to 17948 households and generate 4.67 lakh mandays till date in the district, while as 17948 job cards have been issued as well.
It was said that the Department has spent Rs 6.63 crore out of the total availability of Rs 10.67 crore, which amounts to 62 percent utilization of the total target.
It was given out that under IAY, 82 houses have been constructed at the cost of Rs 61.60 lakhs.Similarly under 13th FC, the department has completed the construction of 22 new Panchayat Ghars, while as work on 8 other Panchayat Ghars is under progress. The department has also renovated 52 Panchayat Ghars during current fiscal, while work is under way on six Panchayat Ghars.
The Minister was briefed that Under Swach Bhrat Mission, the Department has constructed 1180 IHHLs against the target of 2258 IHHLs this year and added that the district will soon be made open-defecation free district.
The Minister said the Kargil district has good potential of fisheries production and asked the officers to go for convergence of funds with Fisheries Department so that this sector is boosted with the help of MGNREGA.
Laying stress on bringing transparency in the Department’s works, he asked the officers to take the concerned legislators into confidence before taking up any work for execution, so as to ensure more transparency. (KNS)