Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 7: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today stressed upon all the Deputy Commissioners to at least hold a meeting each month to look into the issues and obstacles hindering affairs and projects concerning the tribal population of their districts.
He emphasised upon them to assign priority to the issues of this population so that they are resolved immediately. He asked them to sensitize all their sectoral officers about the vitality of such matters so that this section of the population also rises to the ladder of holistic progress registered throughout nation simultaneously.
Advisor Khan reviewed the progress made so far in each of the projects and Tribal Sub Schemes (TSS) taken up under the Tribal SubPlan (TSP) with the Special Central Assistance (SCA).
The meeting was attended by Secretary Tribal Affairs, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary; Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Aijaz Asad; Additional PCCF; Directors of Horticulture; Directors of Sheep Husbandry; MD J&K Housing Board; Chief Engineers of PWD, JKPCC and CPWD.
All other Deputy Commissioners and Jammu based officers attended the meeting through video conferencing.
Advisor Khan asked all the DCs to first complete all the pending projects and submit utilization certificates against each of such projects. He further directed to frame DPRs for all the projects identified under several central schemes or Capex budget at an earliest so that work on these projects is started in the ensuing work season.
Khan also urged all the officers to take up the issues they face with the concerned administrative department so that these issues are resolved forthwith. He asked each of the DCs to prioritize these issues so that a substantial change is seen on ground regarding the overall development of this chunk of population.
The Secretary Tribal Affairs asked the DCs to submit the DPRs of projects as per the proposed format so that the necessary Administrative Approval and Technical Sanction is accorded to them. He asked them to establish the required seasonal schools in their districts so that the class work starts there. He urged them to look for alternate accommodations where the projects would take time in completion.
The Secretary asked the DCs to identify land for all the new residential schools, hostels, research institutes wherever requisitioned. He asked them to simplify acquisition of scholarships for tribal students as per new GoI guidelines. He directed the executing agencies to pace up work on construction of Tribal Museum and Directorate office.
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