Says People Want Development, Prosperity And A Better Future For The Country
Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that people want development, prosperity for the society and a better future for the country while those with vested interest are rattled by overall transformation in the Union Territory.
“People are now coming out on the street to isolate individuals spreading hatred and inciting violence. People want development, prosperity for the society and a better future for the country. Those with vested interest are rattled by overall transformation in the Union Territory and fast-paced socio-economic growth,” the LG said.
Sinha made these remarks while chairing a high-level meeting to review the progress and further action plan for saturation of deliverables during the ongoing Back to Village programme, an official spokesperson said.
The LG, he said, termed Back to Village programme as a celebration of inclusive development, Jan Bhagidari and public awareness.
“It is a unique and ambitious exercise of taking government to the doorsteps of people,” the LG said.
“Back to Village also provides an opportunity to every single individual to foil the nefarious attempt of anti-social elements. People should expose justification or condoning of terrorism under whatever pretext by those trying to disrupt peace,” he added.
The spokesperson said that the LG highlighted the role of the people, public representatives, and government departments in the peace and development process.
Sinha, he said, also asserted that it is not just the Police and Security forces’ responsibility to establish peace but also the prime objective of every stakeholder of the community as well as those in the civil administration to ensure all sections of society enjoy the fruits of development.
On being briefed about the targets aimed to be achieved during the ongoing Back to Village programme, the LG, as per the spokesperson, directed the Deputy Commissioners and concerned departments to ensure saturation of all deliverables.
‘People First’ should be the spirit of the Back to Village programme. It is the administration’s responsibility to watch over the interests of the common man and help them to prosper. Officers on the ground must establish close interaction and cooperation with the people as well PRIs, monitor quality of delivery of public services and bottlenecks in the field to be assessed,” Sinha told the officers.
“It is our aim to saturate the deliverables, identify gaps and take immediate corrective measures. The effective implementation of initiatives under the Back to Village will strengthen the economic growth and social change,” he added.
The LG, the spokesperson said, further stated that the administration’s focus is on Youth, Skill Development, Self-Employment, Strengthening of PRIs, Nasha-Mukt Panchayat, 100% saturation of welfare schemes for sustainable and inclusive development.
He further said that the LG directed the visiting officers to identify the youth for Self-employment and Skill development programmes as per their abilities.
Sinha, as per the spokesperson, called for taking on board private and government banks for providing financial assistance to youth for Self-employment, besides asking the IT department to create awareness among youth about the online gaming, cyber & information security threats.
On the sidelines of the meetings, the spokesperson said, the LG took stock of the situation of Lumpy skin disease in the UT and directed for intensifying fogging and vaccination activities, especially in rural areas.
Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary to the Government, Information Department briefed the meeting about the action-oriented deliverables for the fourth edition of Back to Village.
Over 25,000 government employees at all levels will participate including 4,500 gazetted officers who will be deployed to Panchayats. Around 15-18 lakh people are expected to participate in the Back to Village-IV. Target has been set to issue 2 to 2.50 lakh certificates under various services. As many as One lakh Ayushman Bharat Golden Cards and around 10 lakh land passbooks to be issued.
60,000 to 65,000 Youth (15 youth per panchayat) for self employment assistance and One lakh youth (20 youth from every panchayat) for skill training to be identified.
The performances of visiting officers to be evaluated and ranking of departments will be done on the basis of feedback received from the people. Data of the Back to Village-IV will be digitized, it was informed.
- Over 25,000 Govt Employees to Participate At All Levels
15-18 Lakh People Expected To Participate In B2V4
Target To Issue 2 To 2.50 Lakh Certificates Under Various Services.
1Lakh Golden Cards, 10 Lakh Land Passbooks To Be Issued
60,000 To 65,000 Youth To Be Identified For Self Employment Assistance
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