Excelsior Correspondent
KUPWARA, Oct 4: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Ch. Zulafkar Ali, who is also the Chairman of DDB Kupwara, today chaired District Development Board meeting and reviewed the pace of ongoing developmental projects being executed under district sector in Kupwara.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Rural Development, PRI & Law Justice Abdul Haq, Member Parliament Fayaz Ahmad Mir, MLA Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad Dar, MLA Karnah Raja Manzoor, MLA Langate Engineer Abdul Rashid, along with HoDs and District/ Sectorial Officers.
Chairing the meeting, the Minister stressed for full utilization of funds allocated under the plan ensuring timely completion of ongoing projects.
Expressing his satisfaction over the work done under R&B, PHE, Social Welfare, Education, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Health Agriculture, Horticulture, Rural Development and other departments, Zulfkar Ali said that everyone has to contribute to make an effective mechanism which would serve people in a better manner.
Recalling the commitments made by the late Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed during the previous Board meetings, the Chairman said that the Government would ensure that all commitments made by Mufti Sayeed are fulfilled on priority basis, including the developmental works to be done in Kupwara.
Stressing on the judicious use of resources, the Minister impressed upon the officers to put their sincere and dedicated efforts for proper utilization of the funds allocated under various schemes to create valuable assets in border areas. He also directed HODs to conduct frequent field visits to monitor the quality and pace of developmental works.
The Chairman assured that due consideration would be given to the suggestions and demands projected by the legislators in the meeting with regard to development of area.
Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Law & Justice, Abdul Haq said that the officers should be pro-active in redressing the public grievances.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Rajeev Ranjan gave detailed account of development activities being carried out in the district during the current fiscal year through power point presentation.
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