Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Sept 1: District Development Commissioner, Reasi, Dr Shahid Iqbal and Additional Secretary Rural Development Department M Raju inspected works and MG-NREGA achievements in 8 Panchayats of Arnas and Mahore blocks in the district.
Accompanied by Assistant Commissioner Development Joginder Rai and BDOs the officers inspected records in various Panchayat Ghars, interacted with Panchayat members and inspected various works executed by Panchayats.
Two officials of Rural Development Department in Arnas block were placed under suspension for their failure to maintain proper records of MGNREGA at Panchayat Ghars. Directions were issued for updating all records and their availability in Panchayat Ghars. Works inspected in different Panchayats were found to be of standard quality and ratio of wage, non-wage component was found to be maintained properly.
DDC directed that salary of MPWs, Gram Rozgar Sevaks and VLWs should be released only after certificate of attendance issued by concerned Sarpanch. BDOs were directed to maintain a vigil and ensure that no Sarpanch issues such certificate in case officials are absent from Panchayats.
A number of public grievances were heard by DDC at various places and directions issued to concerned departments for redressal.
Meanwhile, in 147 Panchayats of Reasi district teams of revenue officials will be making spot assessments for completing files of reported cases of damage to houses, livestock and other private property due to recent flashfloods.
All the Patwaris have been provided high end digital cameras for taking photographs of damaged property in remote areas as same cannot be done by the affected families in remote areas and would have delayed the process of relief disbursement. Relief to more than 80 cases of three Niabats in Reasi Tehsil will be disbursed in camps to be organized this week for speedy relief.
This was stated in a meeting of Revenue officials chaired by Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal.
District has been divided into 8 zones for speedy disbursal of relief to affected families at respective Niabats after approval from district headquarter through concerned Tehsildar. General public has been advised to contact Nodal officers in case of delay in relief disbursement or in case the damages have not been assessed.
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