Calls for public participation
Excelsior Correspondent
Reasi, Nov 27: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu visited Panchayat Dheerti of block Panthal in this district today to get a first-hand experience of the ongoing “Back to Village-2” programme.
BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, Sanjeev Verma, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Indu Kanwal Chib, Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, SSP Reasi, Rashmi Wazir and various district officers, Panchayat representatives and locals were present on the occasion.
In his remarks, Murmu observed that the Panchayati Raj system is finally taking roots in Jammu and Kashmir and called upon the people to come forward with enthusiasm and actively participate in Gram Sabhas to identify the development issues, report them at the appropriate forum and supervise the execution on ground, thereby strengthening Panchayats in true sense.
The Lt Governor highlighted the important role of organising awareness campaigns to sensitize people about various welfare schemes being run by the Government. He said that the Government has rolled out an effective mechanism for the completion of languishing projects in a stipulated time frame.
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Speaking on sustainable development, he emphasized on adopting scientific approach while executing development projects in J&K with special focus to be laid on protecting forests and other natural resources.
The Lt Governor informed that the Union Government is going to launch “Har Ghar Jal”, an ambitious scheme, which would ensure supply of tapped water to every household of the country.
Addressing, BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary said that strong efforts have been put in to strengthen Panchayati Raj system in J&K as a result of which, J&K has emerged with one of the most “forward-looking” Panchayati Raj systems in the country.
Earlier, the Lt Governor laid the foundation stone of the boundary wall of Government Middle School, Moori under Back to Village programme in convergence with MGNREGA. The Lt Governor and the Chief Secretary also planted tree saplings in the school compound.
The Lt Governor assured that all the genuine demands and issues putforth by the public and Panchayat representatives during the programme would be looked into meticulously by the Government and addressed at the earliest. In addition, an extensive follow up on the previous phase of B2V programme would be done, so as to address all the genuine development related and other needs of the people and make concerted efforts to fulfil them all, he added.
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