Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq today called for geo-tagging of all the assets created under MGNREGA in each Panchayat.While chairing a meeting to review the physical and financial progress of different schemes of the department, Minister said by Geo-tagging assets, government will be able to better monitor, record and mapp future developmental works.Minister said the photographs of the assets created under MGNREGA like bridges, roads or dams will be geo-tagged and will be visible in public domain on internet and people will be able to check the photograph, location and the budgeting of the assets.Abdul Haq said several innovative steps have been taken to make the functioning of the department accountable and transparent, with the aim that the benefits of the schemes would reach to the rural masses well in time. He said Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, is committed to provide transparent, accountable and responsive governance.
The meeting was informed that the department has a labour budget of Rs 349.48 crore for the current year under MGNREGA out of which the available budget is Rs 164.85 crore till September 2016 while Rs 152.17 crore have been spend so far.The Minister was informed that 15813 works have been completed under MGNREGA so far while 13996 works are under execution.Abdul Haq called for wide publicity of the schemes aimed at providing employment to the people. He said the department has been able to generate 16.22 lac mandays under MGNREGA till September this year.The meeting was attended by Secretary Rural Development Department Kifayat Rizvi, Director Rural Development Department Kashmir Gazanfar Hussain, Director Panchyati Raj R. K. Bhat and Director Rural Sanitation M. R. Gasi.