Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Jan 22: Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Baseer ul Haq Choudhary today chaired a meeting of the members of District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT), Kargil.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil Sonam Chosjor, District Superintending Engineer PWD Ved Prakash, Assistant Commissioner Development Kargil Ghulam Muhammad, AD Planning, Chief Medical Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, District Panchayat Officer, District Mineral Officer and other concerned officers attended the meeting.
During the course of the meeting, the works/schemes to be executed under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) out of the District Mineral Fund came up for discussion.
The District Mineral Officer informed the meeting about the funds collected by DMFT, Kargil during the year 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 and after thorough discussion and deliberation it was decided that out of the funds to the tune of Rs 30 lakh collected so far, Rs 20 lakh will be utilized for the up gradation and renovation of District Library Kargil including the purchase of books for various competitive examinations, improvement of reading rooms and other required necessities.
It was further decided that the remaining funds to the tune of Rs 10 lakh will be utilized for provision of sanitation including an all season washroom, drinking water supply, heating system and reading room facilities at Bal Ashram Kargil.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner directed the District Mineral Officer Kargil who is also the Member Secretary, DMFT to initiate the process of obtaining DPRs for the proposed works for accord of administrative approval.
The DC also asked the executing agencies to ensure proper fulfillment of all codal formalities for the execution of the proposed works while also taking due care of the quality and quantity parameters.
He also instructed the officers concerned to conduct the annual audit of DMFT as the set rules and guidelines.
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