Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 28: The Rural Development Department (RDD) Kashmir has directed all the concerned to ensure proper utilization of Panchayat Assets for revenue generation.
In a communication which has been issued by the Director RDD, it has been stated that several assets created by the Rural Development Department like Shopping Complexes, Common Facilitation Centres, plantation beats, etc have been kept un-utilized, under-utilized by the Department.
“The same should have been utilized optimally for revenue generation for the concerned Panchayat Halqa(s) under OSR,” RDD said.
It said that the National Panchayat Awards are conferred every year to the Panchayats with outstanding performance in areas like infrastructure development, Good Governance, Sustainable Development, etc.
“In additional incentives in the shape of award money ranging from Rupees Five Lac to Ten Lac is directly credited in the accounts of such Panchayat Halqas for utilization of the same for the development of Halqa Panchayat.”
The Panchayats, RDD said, with outstanding performance in their Resource Generation may also be recognized/incentivized by the Government.
“It is impressed upon all ACD’s/ACP’s/BDO to ensure optimum utilization of assets created by the Department so that revenue generation from Own Sources of Panchayats is substantially increased,” RDD said.
It also said that the Shopping Complexes and CFCs lying idle should be rented after following all codal procedures as per GFR. “In case of any asset that has been rented previously, the rates should be reviewed annually.”
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