Excelsior Correspondent
GANDERBAL, Sept 13: Commissioner Secretary Social Welfare, Sheetal Nanda, who is also Incharge Secretary for Ganderbal for monitoring developmental works and other related matters of the district, today visited Ganderbal where she chaired a meeting to take the first-hand appraisal regarding the progress on various ongoing developmental projects and welfare schemes in the district.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner (DC), Shyambir, ADDC Ganderbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani, ACR, CPO, ACD, Executive Engineers of various wings and other district and sectoral officers.
On the occasion, DC presented a detailed account of various developmental works under different sectors and briefed the chair about the physical and financial progress on the implementation of several projects.
While reviewing the progress of Social Welfare Department, the Commissioner Secretary said that all unmarried girls holding PHH and AAY ration card will be covered under State Marriage Assistance Scheme and directed the DSWO to check all formalities properly of such cases before sending them to secretariat level for approval. She also asked him to provide the list of eligible beneficiaries who have not been provided motor tricycles so that same could be approved.
The meeting also discussed the progress under MGNREGA and it was informed that 352 works are completed among 799 approved works besides 1.13 lakh person days are generated in current fiscal.
Meeting also reviewed the status of various projects under languishing programme, B2V, District Capex etc. She impressed upon the officers to speed up the pace of work on these projects and directed to work for speedy clearance of the languishing projects.
Sheetal Nanda also took a brief review of Agriculture and allied sectors and said that the district Ganderbal has huge potential in Agriculture, Horticulture and Sheep and Animal Husbandry and directed the concerned officers to take innovative steps and make people aware about the schemes available so that more and more youth gets motivated and more employment be generated.
The Commissioner Secretary stressed for regular monitoring of works and directed the district heads to meet the targets and stick to set timelines for the completion of vital projects in the district.
Later, Sheetal Nanda met DDC Chairperson, Nuzhat Ishfaq along with DDCs, BDCs and other PRIs who put forth various demands pertaining to the development of their respective areas before her and sought her intervention for their timely disposal.
The Commissioner Secretary gave necessary instruction to the district administration for assuring redressal of the grievances raised in a better and effective manner.
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