Satish Sharma reviews development
projects, flagship schemes in Udhampur
Meets public delegations at Dak
Bungalow, emphasizes coordination among stakeholders
UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY
20 : To assess the progress on various developmental projects and flagship
schemes being implemented across different sectors in Udhampur, Minister for
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science and Technology,
Satish Sharma, chaired a high level review meeting here today.
Among others the meeting was attended by DDC
Chairperson Udhampur, Lal Chand; MLA Chenani, Balwant Singh Mankotia; MLA
Ramnagar, Sunil Bhardwaj; MLA Udhampur East, Ranbir Singh Pathania; Vice
Chairperson DDC, Juhi Manhas Pathania; Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Saloni
Rai; SSP Udhampur, Amod Ashok Nagpure along with divisional and district heads
of various departments.
The Minister, while
reviewing all the sectors, directed the
officers to ensure 100 percent coverage of eligible beneficiaries under all the
government schemes. He emphasized the need for intensifying public awareness
initiatives so that people can fully avail the benefits of these schemes. He
directed the officers to increase public awareness about the flagship
schemes and programmes in the district.
He directed the concerned officers for mobilisation of resources and manpower
for effective implementation of all the welfare and development schemes.
The Minister asked
the Chief Education Officer to identify the school dropouts and provide a list
at the earliest. He instructed the Health Department to streamline patient
referral cases for better healthcare delivery. While Chief Agriculture Officer was directed to
conduct awareness camps on HADP and other farmer centric schemes.
Regarding PMAY, the
Minister asked the concerned officials to simplify the process of survey and
don't ask for ration card as mandatory document so that maximum people in
actual need can get benefit of the scheme.
The Minister
directed the PMGSY, PWD and RDD authorities to expedite road construction
projects and achieve set targets within the stipulated timelines. He exhorted
upon the officers to work in close
coordination to ensure effective grievance redress and enhanced public service
delivery. He also emphasised on promoting rural sports and developing sports
infrastructure at the grassroots level.
The Minister
highlighted the importance of organic farming and encouraged its adoption in
the district for enhanced yield.
During the meeting,
the local MLAs highlighted several concerns and demands seeking a speedy
resolution of the same. Their issues inter alia included expansion of Chenani
bus stand, construction of multi-storey parking at Patnitop, shortage and
rationalisation of teaching staff in educational institutions, land transfer
for KV School, Forest clearance for various projects, operationalisation of
JKRTC Bus Yard in Udhampur, promotion of sports infrastructure and rural sports
activities, installation of hand pumps and early completion of JJM works,
mitigation of traffic congestion, staff shortage in health institutions, acute
shortage of drinking water, establishment of an ITI in Ramnagar, development of
Seoz Dhar as a tourist destination, conversion of Basantgarh Hospital into a
CHC, resolution of issues related to ‘Hanging Schools and dismantling of Pavilion at Sports Stadium
Udhampur,
Earlier, DC
Udhampur gave a sector-wise detailed PowerPoint Presentation on various ongoing
projects and schemes, highlighting the progress of major initiatives. These
included Chenani-Sudhmahadev road NH-244, Government Medical College &
Associated Hospital, Udhampur, Devika project, integrated development of
tourist facilitation centre at Mantalai.
The DC briefed the
chair about the key sectors such as PHE, PWD, PDD, Health, PMGSY, FCS&CA,
Youth Services & Sports, Transport, Social Welfare, Education, Agriculture,
Horticulture, RDD, ICDS, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Jal Jeevan Mission,
MGNREGA, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, PMAY-G, HADP and financial updates on
the District Capex Budget 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Earlier, the
Minister visited the Sports stadium Udhampur to inspect the ongoing pavilion
construction work and interacted with players at the Indoor sports hall.
Later, scores of public delegations and individuals
met the Minister and put forth their issues and demands. These included
installation of weighing machine at Ramnagar food store, forest clearance
issues in Sharda Mata road construction, construction of playfield in Ghantwal
and Badminton Indoor Hall in Chenani, provision of RTC bus service from
Pattangarh and Sudhmahadev to Jammu, overcharging by matadors operating in
Udhampur town, establishment of PHC in
Block Narsoo and other issues.
The Minister
assured the public that their demands would be reviewed and appropriate
measures would be taken to address them.