Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 5: Taking strong note of poor implementation of the Centrally sponsored scheme Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in Udhampur, the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar today attached the Panchayat Officer of the district to Administrative Department.
The Minister issued the directions while reviewing the achievements recorded in the Jammu region districts in the implementation of centrally sponsored, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan(NBA)- a scheme aiming at to improve sanitation in the rural and far flung areas by constructing latrines including community, individual household and at the educational Institutions.
The scheme works are executed at Panchayat level and is implemented through the district Panchayat officers.
Reviewing the district wise achievements, the Minister constituted a committee headed by Commissioner Secretary, RDD to conduct on the spot inspection of the works done in each district under the scheme.
The Committee was asked to furnish the report to the Minister’s office soon after completing the inspection in all districts mentioning both physical and financial achievements. The Minister said that the officers of the districts with good performance would be honoured by Nirmal Gram Purskar.
The Minister asked the officers to put in best efforts to ensure effective implementation of the scheme so that the targeted lot gets the desired benefits. He warned the officers against any laxity and said that the quality of the work on the ground would be benchmark for assessing their performance. He asked them to give their best or face music as the Government would not compromise at the cost of the interest of the general public.
Among others, Commissioner Secretary Rural Development Department Farooq Ahmad Peer, Director Rural Sanitation J&K Tufail Ahmad Matoo, Deputy Director Sheraz Malik, Divisional Field Officer of Jammu Abdul Rashid Khawaja, District Panchayat Officers of Jammu, all Block Development Officers of Jammu Division and other field officers of the Rural Sanitation Department attended the meeting.
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