Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Aug 25: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer today conducted an extensive tour of Reasi district and attended the weekly Block Diwas, in Dharmari area and listened to people’s issues.
The Block Diwas was attended by District Development Council, Chairman, Saraf Singh Naag; Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Charandeep Singh; Vice Chairperson DDC, Sajra Qadri; ADCs, ACD, CMO, CEO BDO, besides senior officers of various line departments.
At the outset, the Divisional Commissioner interacted with the district officers present on the occasion and sought a brief status report on various flagship schemes of their respective departments.
The PRIs and public put forth their demands seeking improved road connectivity, renovation of school buildings, better Health facilities, up gradation of Jal Shakti and power infrastructure, rationalization of teaching staff in schools, solution of mining issues, development of water bodies and other issues of public concern.
The Div Com issued on the spot directions to the concerned departments for timely redress of the projected issues. He assured the PRIs and Public that all the genuine demands would be met on priority.
He also asked the district officers to establish close liaison with the PRIs and public and inform them regarding their projected issues. He also instructed them to keep the track on the projected grievances till the same are redressed.
The Divisional Commissioner directed the DC to hold regular review meetings with all the concerned officers and seek physical and financial status of executed works of Back to Village, 14th FC works, resolve issues related to mining, rationalize the teaching staff and redress all the issues raised by the public in a time bound manner. He also advised the DC to keep on changing the venues of Block Divas for better understanding of the problems of the public through Block Divas meetings.
While addressing the gathering, the Div Com said that the Government of UT is committed to development with transparency and accountability. He mentioned that the Government is creating a corruption free system.
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