The District Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today chaired a meeting to review the performance of the Rural Development Department made during the FY 2016-17 with regard to different programmes under implementation in the district.The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Development Kulgam, District Panchayat Officer Kulgam, Executive Engineer REW Kulgam, Block Development Officers besides various Panchayat level field functionaries. The DDC was informed that during the FY 2016-17, some 8,675 works were taken up under MGNREGA, out of which 8,645 works have been completed at an estimated cost of Rs. 83.29 crore so far, generating about 17.14 lac man-days of employment in the district.
Under the IAY, it was informed, against an annual target of 1,012 units, the Department completed 418 units. Whereas, under the SBM, some 2,871 units have been completed out of the total 6,584 IHHL units, during the year.On the occasion, the DDC issued instructions for formation of a district level committee for verification of works executed under MGNREGA during 2016-17. He also directed the ACD Kulgam to submit a report regarding elimination of fake Job Cards besides calling for immediate Aadhaar seeding of Job Card holders.During the meeting, the DDC also stressed on early preparation of action plans for the current financial year for effective utilization of funds and better execution of works.