‘Rajouri, Leh nominated for national award under MGNREGA’

JAMMU: Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq on Wednesday said that Rajouri and Leh Districts have been nominated for national award for doing commendable work under MGNREGA. The minister said this while reviewing functioning of Rural Development Department in district Rajouri. Abdul Haq, accompanied by Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and

Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, said the districts have been nominated for national award for meeting all the criteria and following all parameters set under the MGNREGA.

Haq congratulated the district administration of both the districts for doing commendable job. He said the department has created durable assets under MGNREGA.

Giving details about introduction of technology to monitor the assets, the Minister said all the assets in the districts have been geo-tagged. He said the geo-tagging is a touchstone of transparency that will enforce better monitoring, recording and management of developmental works at the cutting edge level.

Stressing on the officials of other districts to take a cue from works done in districts of Leh and Rajouri, Abdul Haq said the nomination for award is imagined to motivate and recognize the excellent and exceptional work done by the department.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies& Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali lauded Haq and his department for doing commendable job in the district. He suggested Abdul Haq for early “delimitization” of Panchayats, and requested to start a recruitment drive in district Rajouri. He said that many blocks in the district are understaffed due to which one block officer sometimes has to look after two or three blocks in the area.

Later, Zulfkar also held a separate review meeting, where the Minister was updated with the status of various developmental works carried out under various scheme in the district. Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Ghani Kohli, MLA Nowshera Ravinder Raina, MLA Rajouri Qamar Hussain, MLC Vibodh Gupta also attended the meeting.