Rs 132 cr annual plan approved for Kulgam

Excelsior Correspondent
KULGAM, Apr 26: A plan allocation of Rs 132 crore for district Kulgam has been approved for the financial year 2018-19 at the District Development Board (DDB) meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq here today.
The meeting was attended by MP Nazir Ahmad Laway, legislators Abdul Majeed Padder, M.Y Tarigami, Abdul Majeed Larmi, Mohammad Amin Bhat, DDC Kulgam Sajad Hussain Vice Chairman KVIB, Vice Chairman Gujjar and Bakerwal Board, heads of concerned departments, Chief Engineers and all district officers besides other concerned officers.
During the meeting, the Chairman exhorted upon the officers to take the development on mission mode basis so that its fruition is cherished by the general public.
He also reiterated the commitment of the Government to make the constituencies as nodal points of development and plan execution. In this regard, he showed his full faith in the contribution and suggestions put forth by MLAs in the public interest. He also directed the district administration to put on board the public representatives for plan execution.
Minister directed the DDC to submit a final report regarding the substandard material used in the construction of Primary Health Centres of Devsar and Nihama. The chair directed the RDD to shift all the technical staff and other officials who have completed two years tenure at a place to bring transparency and accountability in the system.
He called upon the public representatives to serve as the prime movers of development by properly monitoring the developmental activities in the district.
He also directed the district administration to make frequent field visits to all areas of the district to fulfil actual public demands.
Earlier District Development Commissioner, Sajad Hussain Ganie appraised the Minister about the progress made under various developmental activities undergoing in the district and the implementation of previous Board decisions through a power point presentation.
To fulfill the urgent public demand, it was agreed in principle by all the four MLAs to approve recommendations for the establishment of a Women Degree college and Dialysis facilities centre in District hospital Kulgam.