Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 22: Minister for Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq Khan reviewed the achievements under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) at an officers meeting here today.
The Minister asked the concerned authorities to mobilize staff within the department to provide fulltime manpower required for effective implementation of IWMP projects in each district.
In this regard, he constituted a committee which would recommend the deployment of staff with the project from District Rural Development Agency (DRDA). The Committee was given one week time to submit a detailed report after getting the requirements from the concerned Project Managers of IWMP.
The Minister also asked the authorities to furnish details of funds and expenditure under different departmental schemes so that the State Government could pursue the release of installments and funds for effective implementation.
He directed all the field level officers to carry on the projects in the manner mode with more zeal and dedication so that the benefit reaches to the people at grassroots level in the identified projects areas. He instructed them to keep a strict vision on quality and quantity of the works being executed by them as per the guidelines.
Mr. Khan said that he will be inspecting all the districts of the state to gear up the pace of works and also build up the confidence among the people living in these project areas so that they have a real feeling of administration and proper governance.
The Chief Executive Officer of the State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA) Dr. Ghulam Hassan Shah gave a detailed resume of the activities of the programme through a power point presentation.
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