Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Dec 4: The General Council Meeting of LAHDC commenced today under the chairmanship of Chief Executive Councilor, Rigzin Spalbar to review the progress and implementation of the projects under Annual District Plan 2012-13 and to highlight the latest financial and physical statements.
Addressing the meeting, the CEC stressed upon the Executive Councilors, Councilors and district officers to bring improvement in their work attitude before blaming their subordinates to efficiently carry the developmental works.
Spalbar urged upon the public representatives and Government officers to work with more dedication and sincerity to ensure success of the projects for the welfare of the public and the district. He laid strong emphasis on timely utilization of money allotted under district plan to ensure timely completion of works. He directed the concerned department to procure items like seed and machinery before the closure of the roads in future.
The HoDs of departments of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Soil Conservation, Command Area, Horticulture, Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative, Health, Education, Power, Tourism, Community Development, Art and Culture, Information Technology and Higher Education gave detailed progress and expenditure reports of ongoing projects in their respective sectors.
Some of the important points raised in the meeting included streamlining the identifications of genuine beneficiaries by the departments on recommendations of Councilors, exposure training to farmers, early filling up of vacant posts in different departments, distribution of subsidized materials on need basis through Councilors and posting of employees on important posts on need basis.
CEC expressed dissatisfaction over the slow progress in taking up the project of cold storage under 13th Finance Commission and directed Cooperative and PWD Department officers to act proactively without any further delay.
MLC Leh, Norboo Gyaltson, EC Health Dr Sonam Wangchuk, EC Agriculture Sonam Dorjey, EC Higher Education Abbas Abidi and EC Tourism Gyurmet Dorjey also raised some issues of pubic importance.
The Opposition leader in the House and the sitting Councilor of Kyungyan constituency, Dorjey Motup also raised some constructive issues and shared his views and suggestions to carry forward the important public oriented projects efficiently and timely.
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