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Kupwara : A group of 70 PRIs, (Sarpanchs, Panchs) drawn from different blocks of Kupwara district were flagged off to Rajasthan and Punjab for an exposure tour of 7- days by District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara, Ms. Ayushi Sudan (IAS) on Tuesday from DC Office Complex.
PRIs will visit different model Panchayats of Rajasthan and Punjab for training cum exposure visit from Oct 10, 2023 to Oct 17.
The purpose of the visit is to expose them to the best practices being followed by their counterparts and make them interact with the beacon leaders and successful PRIs to learn about the implementation of Panchayat Raj and other flagship programmes.
During the flagging -off ceremony, the Deputy Commissioner held an interaction with PRIs and impressed upon them to take maximum advantage of the exposure tour so that the best practices learnt get replicated in various Panchayats of Kupwara district.
“Exposure tours will help you adopt best practices prevailing at the National level. PRIs of Jammu and Kashmir have faced enormous challenges and countered them bravely and made the Panchayt Raj system very effective in J&K UT” DC said.
Ms. Ayushi Sudan said on the occasion that ADF (Area Development Fund) constitutes around 60% of budget allocation of the Kupwara district and PRIs are playing a crucial role in Planning and monitoring of developmental projects in the district. She also appealed to the PRIs to play their active role in making the Swachhta campaign a success in the district and wished PRIs for a successful and fruitful visit.
ADDC Kupwara, Altaf Ahmad Khan, ACP Kupwara, Mudassir Ahmad , District Information Officer Kupwara, Iftikhar Naseem and officers and officials of RDD Kupwara attended the flag-Off ceremony.
