Excelsior Correspondent
KULGAM, Aug 30: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq today chaired the District Development Board meeting to review the progress of various developmental projects in the district.
The meeting was attended by Member of Parliament, Nazir Ahmad Laway, MLAs Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami, Abdul Majid Bhat (Larmi), Mohammad Amin Bhat, Abdul Majid Padder, DDC Kulgam Talat Parvez, heads of concerned departments and sectoral officers besides other concerned officers.
While addressing the Board meeting, Minister directed the officers to prioritize those schemes and projects which are near completion but linger on due to meager funding so that they can be physically and financially completed.
He exhorted the officers to take the development on mission mode basis the Board decisions should be implemented in letter and spirit as it acts as institution of empowerment for people, which should be strengthened.
The Minister called for judicious use of funds and consolidation of works as per the requirement and asked the executing agencies of various projects to construct buildings as per requirement, not as per the wishes of contractors.
Stating that the Government has strengthened monitoring system to bring more transparency in implementation of various flagship programs, he said that persons found wasting public exchequer will be held responsible and dealt under law. He also stressed on timely completion of projects.
Earlier, DDC Kulgam briefed the Board about progress made in the implementation of various developmental projects till date in the current financial year 2017-18.
During the meeting legislators of the district raised numerous issues of public interest while the Chairman of the Board sought on-spot answers from the officers regarding various issues and passed directions for the redressal of the grievances.
Meanwhile, owing to the slow progress of work execution of different projects and in light of certain complaints regarding technical irregularities in construction of PHCs, the Chairman directed the DDC to hold any enquiry into the matter.
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