Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 21: Maintaining that holistic and need based development of rural and far flung areas has been ensured by implementing various welfare programmes and schemes, the Minister for Rural Development & Panchayats, Ali Mohammad Sagar today said that certain forces are trying to negate the achievements registered by the present Government by spreading false propaganda.
The Minister was addressing a gathering after laying foundation stone of Model Village at Wadwan, Block Narbal in Budgam district. The village would be having all the modern facilities including CFCs, Mini Stadium, Shopping Complexes etc.
MLA, Budgam Aga Syed Ruhullah, Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Manzoor Ahmad Lone , Director Rural Development Kashmir, Mir Altaf Ahmad and other senior officers of RDD and district administration were present on the occasion.
Referring to the various initiatives undertaken by the Government for development of the State, the Minister said that 177 CD Blocks have been created which would further accelerate the pace of development. He said that the new administrative units would start functioning from the 1st week of September and in this regard the necessary exercises have already been completed. “This would be a befitting reply to those forces that were criticizing the government’s move of creating the administrative units”, he maintained.
“The pace of various schemes of Rural Development like MGNREGA, IAY, NBA has been accelerated and these have been instrumental in changing the socio economic profile of rural areas besides providing the job opportunities and asset creation”, said the Minister, adding that the people at the grass root level have also been involved in day to day governance by putting in place a vibrant and empowered Panchayati raj system wherein the masses have been made the major stake holders in policy formulation and implementation as well.
MLA, Budgam also spoke on the occasion and enumerated the various initiatives undertaken by the Government for the sustained development of the area. He said that schemes in the sectors of PHE, PDD, R&B, RDD have contributed immensely in ensuring the development of the Budgam area.
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