Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 6: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar has said that the Government is actively considering recommendations of the Committee constituted by the Government for examining the amendments proposed by different quarters in the Panchayati Raj Act (PRA).
The Minister was addressing the high level meeting convened to discuss the recommendations of the high level committee constituted to discuss the amendments proposed by different quarters in the Panchayati Raj Act.
Commissioner/ Secretary Rural Development, Farooq Ahmed Peer, Secretary Law, G.H. Tantary, Director Rural Development, Jammu, Shafiq Ahmed Raina and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
Mr. Sagar said that Government believes in the complete devolution of the powers to the grass root level and in this regard care would be taken to ensure the same. He said “we have to ensure the participatory participation of the people in day to day governance and in this regard the necessary empowerment of different Panchayats has already been ensured.”
The Minister said “we have also to accommodate the view points of different sections,” adding due credence would be given to the recommendations of the committee constituted by the Government for examining the proposed amendments and the same would then be sent to the Cabinet for the necessary approval.
Later, while addressing officers in the meeting, Mr. Sagar said that a grievance cell would be set up in the department to get the requisite feedback from the people of different parts of the State and initiate the necessary action.
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