Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 25: Eight Block Chairmen of various Blocks of District Udhampur elected on NPP mandate today appealed the Govt to provide requisite infrastructure and necessary staff and funds for the effective functioning of the newly constituted BDCs in the J&K UT.
They said that mere Constitution of BDCs devoid of necessary infrastructure and powers would be a futile exercise and sought the extension of provisions of 73rd Amendment of Constitution so as to make to system of local self governance truly effective and fruitful.
The Chairmen of 8 BDCs of Majalta, Khoon, Jaganoo, Ramnagar, Latti-Jakhed, Parli Dhar, Chanunta and Kulwanta namely Dina Nath, Om Parkash, Sanjeet Sharma, Darshan Kumar, Neelam Devi, Gita Devi and Sushma Kumari, respectively, alongwith Harshdev Singh, Chairman-JKNPP and former Minister addressing joint press conference in Jammu sought action against certain corrupt and defiant BDOs.
Making particular mention of the Block Majalta, Chanunta and Kulwanta, the BDC Chairmen sought enquiry into the violation of norms and guidelines in the implementation of PMGSY and other Rural Development Schemes besides large scale leakages and pilferages thereby taking a huge toll of developmental activity in the said Blocks. The Chairperson BDC Kulwanta, Sushma Kumari further stated that the BDO Kulwanta had refused to provide her the details of activities undertaken in the current financial year under MGNREGA besides the details of persons to whom payments had been made.
“The BDO Kulwanta even refused to provide me a chair to sit” said Sushma Kumari while pointing towards the defiant posturing of the BDO. Similarly the Chairperson of Block Chanunta, Gita Devi accused the BDO Chanunta of non co-operation and refusing to attend the meetings concerned by her. The said BDO had even refused to get the plans vetted by the Chairpersons and even declined to give the list of works identified for execution and also denied the list of beneficiaries to be covered under PMAY. Similarly the BDO Majalta, was said to be involved in various unfair deeds with none of the complaints against him having been enquired into or entertained. The Chairman called upon the Govt to take cognizance of the acts of omission and commission of the said BDOs and replace them immediately with men of integrity.
Harshdev Singh appealed the Lt Governor to take stringent action against the delinquent BDOs especially those who are accused of misbehaviour with female Chairpersons of various Blocks.
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