Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, May 26 : Administrative Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, UT Ladakh, Nidhi Malik, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the physical and financial progress of various Rural Development and Panchayati Raj schemes being implemented across the Union Territory.
The review meeting focused on the implementation status, financial utilisation, coverage, infrastructure creation, employment generation and grassroots governance under various centrally sponsored and UT sector schemes being executed by the Rural Development Department in Leh and Kargil districts.
Director, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Syed Sajjad Qadri, who joined the meeting virtually, delivered a detailed presentation covering the department’s administrative functioning, staff strength, vacancies, developmental achievements, ongoing projects and future action plans. Senior officers from Leh and Kargil also participated in the review meeting physically and virtually.
During the presentation, district-wise physical and financial achievements under MGNREGA for the financial year 2026–27 were reviewed in detail. It was informed that approved labour budgets up to May 2026 stood at 0.11 lakh in Kargil and 0.07 lakh in Leh, while person-days achieved against targets reached 0.53 lakh in Kargil and 0.004 lakh in Leh.
The meeting was informed that overall achievement stood at approximately 0.54 lakh person-days. Women participation under the programme was recorded at 86 percent in Kargil and 52 percent in Leh, reflecting significant involvement of women in rural employment generation activities.
The Administrative Secretary reviewed the transparency and monitoring mechanisms being followed for employment generation and maintenance of MGNREGA records.
While reviewing Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), the Administrative Secretary assessed the operational status of sanitation infrastructure, waste management systems, segregation mechanisms, sheds, collection centres and garbage transportation facilities established in rural areas. She sought details regarding the functioning of garbage collection vehicles, sustainability of waste management systems and utilisation of available infrastructure in villages and blocks.
The meeting also reviewed the implementation progress under PM Awaas Yojana-Gramin. Officials informed that a large number of rural housing units sanctioned under the scheme had been completed successfully, resulting in significant saturation levels in eligible villages.
Photographic documentation of completed houses and field-level implementation status were also presented during the meeting.
The Administrative Secretary further reviewed the implementation of the Vibrant Village Programme, under which the Rural Development Department has been functioning as the nodal implementing agency in Ladakh.
Detailed roadmaps prepared for developmental interventions, infrastructure creation, livelihood generation and capacity building in identified border villages were discussed during the meeting.
The meeting was attended by Joint Director Finance, ACD Leh, CPO Leh, BDOs, ACD Kargil and officers of the concerned departments, while the Director, Rural Development Department and other senior officials joined the meeting virtually.
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