Srinagar, Sep 2 (UNI) Asserting that the Union Territory (UT) government is committed to adding value to the lives of people in J&K, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday impressed upon the officers to inculcate team spirit and cohesiveness in the public delivery system and remain sensitive to the issues of the people.
An official spokesperson said that the Lieutenant Governor made these remarks during his visit to Pulwama as a part of the continuous developmental review and public outreach programme for taking the first-hand appraisal of the issues of the people and making an overall assessment of the development needs of the District.
During his visit, the Lt Governor met scores of public delegations and e-inaugurated 20 developmental projects worth Rs 40.86 crore and laid e-foundation stone for seven projects of public importance worth Rs 13.47 crore, he said, adding maximum projects inaugurated today were aimed at accentuating the overall road connectivity in the district.
He said the Lt Governor chaired a meeting to review the developmental scenario in the District, adding Mr Sinha also sought vital statistics pertaining to various government schemes and initiatives.
“District Development Commissioner, Dr Raghav Langer briefed the Lt Governor about the governance and public delivery system, besides the status of ongoing development projects, implementation of welfare schemes, scenario of Health, Education, Agriculture, Horticulture, R&B, PMGSY, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Rural Development Department, Social Welfare and other sectors,” he said.
The Lt Governor enquired about the achievements in MSME Sector, Dairy, Poultry, Horticulture, Agriculture and Saffron; targets being achieved in the social sector like Health, Social welfare, Education, besides significant achievements in flagship programmes like MGNREGA, Ayushman Bharat, NSAP, ISSS, PM-KISAN and other schemes; completion of projects among the Languishing Project Scheme.
The DDC apprised the Lt Governor regarding the exponential increase in revenue generation through the e-auctioning of minor mineral beds.
He also underscored the replication of Organic farming clusters throughout the District and briefed about the judicious utilization of Kacharie land compensation funds for creating public amenities like installation of CT Scan machine at District Hospital Pulwama, Bulk Chilling Milk Plant at Awantipora and Trauma centre at PHC Awantipora.
The Lt Governor impressed upon the officers to remain connected with people and inculcate team spirit and cohesiveness in the public delivery system and remain sensitive to the issues of the people.
He also directed the concerned officers to stick to the timelines for completion of incomplete and languishing projects. Local issues like macadamization of roads, provision of drinking water, Back to Village works should be prioritized, he added.
Taking note of the high damage rate of the Power Transformers, the Lt Governor called for immediate measures to minimize the same.
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