As a part of the ambitious Janbaghidari Abhiyan, District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh along with Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandan Kholi on Wednesday listened to the people’s issues here on the occasion of the maiden block Diwas held here at Manjakote. At the public outreach camp they took first hand appraisal of local issues and demands of the people in presence of the District and Sectoral Officers.Specific issues which were raised during the programme include sanctioning of additional community and individual bunkers for the block, sanctioning of funds under BADP and pension of different categories for the eligible persons, conduct of BPL survey to include the left out eligible beneficiaries under the scheme, installation of street lights, adequate staff in PHC Manjakote, provision for electricity poles, fixation of raw material rates for construction material etc.The DDC gave a patient hearing to the public grievances and maximum issues were redressed on the spot with the intervention of the concerned departments. He said that Jan Abhiyan which is a unique initiative of the UT administration has been launched in all the 312 panchayats of the district from September 10 and block coordinators have been deputed in all the nineteen blocks for its successful implementation.The DDC highlighted the objective of the Jan Abhiyan saying that this grand public campaign is aimed at reaching out to the public for redressal of their grievances and addressing developmental issues.
He said that all efforts are being made to provide best possible relief to the common masses during Janbaghidari Abhiyan and in the third phase of the B2V to be commencing in the month of October and numerous initiatives are underway to strengthen the roads, PDD and PHE infrastructure in the area besides ensuring the provision of other amenities of life.He exhorted upon the concerned officers and officials of different departments to play a key role to make the Government initiative a mass movement so that necessary benefits under different schemes is provided to the general public.Meanwhile, the district administration has redressed 2355 grievances pertaining to PDD, PWD, Revenue, ICDS, Jal Shakti, School Education, Police and health departments projected during Jan Sunwai held across the district. And 4690 domicile, 210 category and 263 income certificates were issued on the spot under Jan Adhikar session in different blocks of the district.Block Development Chairperson Manjakote, Shamshad Begum, General Manager DIC, Manzoor Hussain, Chief Education Officer, Gulzar Hussain, Assistant Labour Commissioner, Angrez Singh, District Social Welfare Officer, Mohd Naseeb, Tehsildar Manjakote, Javaid Ahmed, ExEn PWD Rajouri,Mohd Zubair, ExEn PDD Rajouri,Munshi Khan, ExEn REW, Noor Ali, Assistant Executive Engineer PWD Rajouri, Sarvwer Mehmood, Lead District Manager JK Bank, Sunil Sharma besides other district and sectoral officers were present on the occasion.Similar programmes were organised at different subdivisions and were presided over by Senior Officers of Civil and Police Administration. Scores of people including BDC chairpersons, Sarpanchs, Panchs, senior citizens, retired Government employees, women and youth participated in the programme and put forth their demands for their redressal.