Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Taking a step ahead in its endeavour to bring the governance at the doorsteps of the masses, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Khan today conducted an extensive tour of village Gajansoo in block Marh to inspect various development works being executed under MGNREGA, PMAY, Back 2 Village programme and other centrally sponsored schemes.
Secretary RDD Sheetal Nanda, Director RDD, ACD Jammu, Block Development Officer Marh besides senior officers of the concerned department and Sarpanchs and Panchs of villages accompanied the Advisor during the day long tour.
During the tour, the BDO Marh apprised the Advisor about the different development works being executed by Rural Development Department under MGNREGA, PMAY and B2V.
He informed that to provide abrupt and incessant relief to the farmers a Khul is being constructed under MGNREGA at panchayat Gajansoo.
The Advisor further inspected a 250 KVA transformer installed under Back 2 Village scheme. Further, he also inspected the construction work of a Bio Gas Plant under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen at Dhateryal Panchayat. He also inspected the houses constructed under the PMAY scheme.
While reviewing the development works, the Advisor said that these works pertain to strengthening rural infrastructure and augmenting of power and water supply, conservation of water bodies & irrigation and flood protection works in rural areas.
The Advisor emphasized upon the officers to focus on wage oriented employment generation so that poor and needy people can work to earn their livelihood which is also the ultimate thought behind initiating these development works under various schemes.
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