Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA/ SAMBA, Jan 10: Cabinet Sub-Committee, headed by Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand today visited Kathua and Samba districts and interacted with local representatives of different political parties, Sarpanchs and civil society members to seek suggestions and proposals with regard to the creation of new administrative units.
The Deputy Chief Minister along with the Committee members Minister for Urban Development & Urban Local Bodies Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma; Minister for Agriculture Production, G.H. Mir; Minister for Higher Education, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Minister for Planning & Development, Ajay Sadhotra and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mir Saifullah had a detailed discussion with all present.
The six member Committee has been holding similar interactions for last four days in various districts as part of mass contact meetings imitated by the Government to elicit the local demands and suggestions with regard to the constitution of new administrative units, including Tehsils, Blocks, Sub-Divisions, Niabats, Girdawar Halqas and Patwar Halqas.
Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, while speaking on the occasion, said that Government has constituted Cabinet Sub-Committee to examine and consider the demands and proposals of the people for the establishment of new administrative units in the State. He invited suggestions from the political representatives, Sarpanchs and civil society members so that delimitation as per the aspirations of the people is made.
Minister of State for Fisheries & Cooperatives and MLA Billawar Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, Kathua MLA Charanjit Singh, MLA Basohli Jagdish Raj Spolia, MLA Hiranagar Durga Dass, MLC Subash Gupta besides Ex Minister Prem Sagar Aziz from Bani, Ex MLA Kathua Dhian Chand put forth their suggestions for establishing new Sub-Divisions, CD Blocks, Niabats, Patwar Halqas in their respective areas.
At Samba the meeting was attended by MLA Samba, Yashpal Kundal, MLA Hiranagar Durga Dass, MLC Subash Gupta, Ex Minister Manjit Singh, Ex MLA Som Raj( BSP) besides District Development Commissioner Samba R.K Varma, SP Samba and senior officers of the district administration were also present.
The Committee gave a patient hearing and assured that the suggestions and demands put forth during the interactions would be given due consideration.
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