DC Kupwara reviews progress of works of Rural Development Department

KUPWARA : Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse today convened a meeting of concerned officers to review the progress of works of Rural Development Department in the district.

ADDC Kupwara, Mufti Fareed-u-din; Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kupwara, Muzaffar Ahmad; CPO, Parvaiz Ahmad; BDOs, AEEs, AEs and other concerned officials attended the meeting.

Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner directed the officers to gear up the pace of work and ensure completion of all the ongoing works within the stipulated timeframe. He directed the concerned BDOs to improve their performance under MGNREGA which is very crucial for generation of income to the common people especially poor ones in rural economy.

On the occasion, the ACD presented a detailed powerpoint presentation and briefed the chair about the progress and achievements of Rural Development Department in the district. He informed that the department has 109290 job card holders, 154030 active works, besides, the department has generated 48 lakh man days last year.

The department has achieved 66.39 % commensurating to 17.92 lakh Person Days (PD) out of the targeted 27 lakh PDs for the ongoing financial year.

Reviewing PMAY-G, it was informed that 10067 cases out of the total sanctioned 10896 cases have been paid the financial assistance fully for construction of the low budget house. Under PMAY-G 2.0, Survey of 42897 households have been done in all 26 blocks of the district out of which 19463 households have been verified. Regarding District CAPEX Budget, 2005 works have been approved under ADF, ABDS, APDS and SSY.

The Deputy Commissioner also took review of CDF works, MPLADS, SBM (G) and other departmental schemes.