Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 30: The Committee on Privileges of Legislative Assembly today directed the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu to constitute a Women Committee to ensure their participation and representation in projection of their demands and ensure their involvement in social activities.
The Committee, which met under the chairmanship of MLA, Mohammad Irfan Shah, here today, directed the Div Com Jammu to constitute a committee of women which would recommend the measures for protection of womenfolk against crime, their maximum participation in social and cultural activities, besides steps to be taken to ensure that the benefits of women centric welfare schemes reach to the targeted lot.
Legislators, Abdul Razaq Wagay, Indu Pawar and T Namgyal attended the meeting and gave their valuable suggestions.
The committee also directed the Div Com to issue a circular to all subordinate offices working under his control directing them to uphold and ensure protocol of the Legislators during the official functions.
The Committee stressed upon the administration that it should be exclusive privilege of the Members of Legislative Assembly to inaugurate the development schemes and projects completed in their respective Constituencies and lay the foundation stones of new works in the absence of Ministers concerned.
Earlier, Div Com Jammu Shantmanu briefed the Committee about the Action Taken Reports of earlier directions given by the Committee with regard to protocol of the Public Representatives.
Senior officers of Assembly Secretariat including Special Secretary M R Singh were attending the meeting.
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