Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam Tuesday chaired a marathon meeting to discuss follow up action on recently concluded ‘Back to Village’ program.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary PlanningDevelopment & Monitoring Department, Commissioner/Secretary, Revenue,Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Commissioner/Secretary Labour &Employment, Secretary, Agriculture Production/Horticulture, Secretary, RuralDevelopment & Panchayati Raj, DC Srinagar, DC Samba and other seniorofficers.
Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Ladakh besides DeputyCommissioners (DCs) of 20 districts participated via video conference.
The Chief Secretary appreciated cooperation of people insuccessful conduct of the Program. He lauded efforts of the DCs and visitingofficers in the entire programme. He referred to the Governor for havingconveyed his deepest appreciation to all those who were part of this maideninitiative.
The Chief Secretary urged DCs to upload feedback/date sentby the officers deployed to the 4483 Panchayats and complete process by July12. He said once the data is uploaded, it will be analysed critically andissues prioritized for early resolution as far as possible. The initiative willbe carried forward to strengthen Panchayat Raj Institutions, he observed.
He also reviewed district wise implementation status ofPradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandaan(PM SYM) and various pension schemes.
About implementation of various pension schemes, the ChiefSecretary exhorted the DCs to ensure that no eligible beneficiary viz old aged,widow or differently-abled person is left out or denied the benefit of thepension schemes. He asked DCs to ensure that there is 100% Aadhaar seeding andthe duly scrutinized beneficiary list is submitted to the Social WelfareDepartment by July 31, without fail. He mentioned that the Government of Indiais likely to release funds to the state government to cover all eligiblepersons under various social security schemes including National SocialAssistance Program (NSAP) and Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS).
Regarding Rural Developmental Plans under MGNREGA and 14thFinance Commission (FC), the Chief Secretary urged DCs to ensure that GPDPplans are uploaded on the GPDP portal and developmental activities fast trackedin every halqa Panchayat.
The DCs were asked to personally monitor execution ofprojects under PMGSY to facilitate the completion of 5500 Km road lengthtargeted this fiscal. The three Divisional Commissioners were directed tomonitor timely procurement of snow clearing machines/cutters by theirrespective Districts.