Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, May 28: District Development Commissi-oner, Udhampur, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary convened a meeting of all SDMs, Tehsildars, BDOs, CDPOs, BMOs, TSOs to review the functioning of administration at ground level and directed for establishment of strong inter-departmental coordination in the spirit of Single Line Administration. He called upon the officers to strengthen administration at village level.
The DDC reviewed the status of functioning of field offices, redressal of public grievances, delivery of staff in schools, health institutions and anganwadi centres, progress on IEC activities, verification of BPL/APL ration cards and addition of missing families as per 2011 census. He also examined the status of PSGA and RTI Act implementation at sub-division and Tehsil level.
It was decided in the meeting that 353 Village Development Committees (VDCs) will be constituted within two weeks comprising officials from Revenue, Rural Development, Social Welfare, Health, Agriculture, Education, PHE and other departments with equal participation from village panchayats on rotational basis.
The VDCs will work as a team to ensure proper functioning of all offices and institutions and also for implementation of Govt Schemes on ground.
Gram Sabha will be held every month to review the functioning of Govt establishments. More than 3000 officials will be part of VDC and ensure coordinated and participatory development at village level. Village Sahulat Centers will be nodal points for multi-departmental grievance redressal.
The DDC directed the officers to ensure that field officials are present in their duty and remain available in villages and panchayats to redress public grievances.
It was also decided in the meeting that administration will hold Ration Card Gram Sabhas in entire district for identification and inclusion of missing families and issue ration cards to uncovered BPL/APL families.
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