Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 14: Expressing serious concern over non-implementation of decisions taken in District Development Board (DDB) meetings across the State, the CPI (M) State Secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that in absence of a political will these meetings have lost meaning and have been virtually turned into a ritual.
In a statement issued here today, the CPI (M) leader said there is no doubt that most of the times many important decisions vis-à-vis development of the districts are taken in these meetings but lack of a proper follow-up restricts these decisions to mere paper work.
He said many important decisions taken in the Board meetings are not implemented and that is why the developmental schemes do not reach to the people on ground.
Referring to various schemes like MGNREGA, IAY, PMGSY, Tarigami said projects undertaken under these schemes are not completed in stipulated time and the fiscal and financial targets proposed in these meetings do not yield the desired results.
The CPI (M) leader said the district plan allocations have not been increased as has been sought by the members of Legislative Assembly from time to time. He said though the allocation under state plan may have been increased to a certain level, no significant increment has been made in district plans.
“One does not know the present status of the high level committee headed by the Chief Secretary that was proposed to be constituted to review status of implementation of the decisions taken in the District Board meetings across the state,” he asked.
Stating that the District Development Boards were set-up under the concept of the single line administration as the decentralization has a pivotal position in the structure of governance, the CPI (M) leader said it is unfortunate that district allocations are so insignificant that these important institutions have been rendered futile. “One fails to understand that what the members of these boards are supposed to decide about when the allocations are so meager and the decisions taken are not implemented,” he asked.
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