Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 18: Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Chairman, National Panthers Party (NPP) Harshdev Singh lambasted the Government for making the District Development Boards (DDBs) redundant by dishonoring their decisions and resolutions passed in such meetings.
In a statement, Singh said that DDBs were conceptualized in the past with the objective of ensuring holistic and balanced development of various districts of the State by bringing all Government Departments on a common platform with active association of elected representatives of people.
He said that the concept of DDBs envisaged formulation of plans and proposals for various Government Departments in respect of works to be executed during the relevant financial year.
The plan proposals required the authentication of Board members including MLAs to be followed by accord of formal approval of Chairmen of DDBs, he added.
MLA said that the DDBs were supposed to hold threadbare discussions on the working of various Government Departments and suggest measures for betterment together with their priorities in respect of works to be executed during the concerned financial year.
Harshdev Singh further expressed concern over the surrender of Rs 2100 crore by the State Government which was declined by the Planning Commission of India due to utter negligence of the State Government in utilization of available funds.
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