Srinagar, Oct 12 (KNS): Congress MLC Ghulam Nabi Monga Monday raised the issue of empowerment of Panchayat Raj institutions in the last day of the Legislative Council session and demanded that the government must empower them soon.
While speaking on the debate on his written Question, Monga said that the government has not empowered the Panchayat Raj Institutions even though the NC-Congress government had incorporated the 73rd amendment.
Replying to the Monga’s question, the government said that it has devolved powers of funding, functions and functionaries (3Fs) to 4128 Halqa Panchayats in the state.
This was revealed during a discussion in the Legislative Council on a notice by MLC Ghulam Nabi Monga regarding empowerment of PRIs and enhancement of remuneration of the Panchayat Representatives.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
In a written reply, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj said the concerned administrative departments issued individual government orders on devolution of '3Fs' to PRIs. These departments include Agriculture Production, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, CAPD, Education (School), Fisheries, Forest, Health and Family Welfare, Horticulture, Industries and Commerce, PHE and I&FC, PWD, Revenue, Rural Development and Social Welfare. (KNS)