Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and concerned officers to review the arrangements/ preparations of districts for Back to Village 4 (fourth phase) programme.
The Div Com also took feedback on the activities carried out during the ongoing Jan Abhiyan launched as a prelude to B2V4.The meeting was attended by Director General Social Welfare, Vivek Sharma; Additional Commissioner, Pawan Sharma; Joint Director Information, Sapna Kotwal; Deputy Director Planning, Munish Dutta and other concerned officers, while Director Rural Development, Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division along with concerned officers participated in the meeting through video conferencing.
The Div Com said the Back to Village initiatives is a flagship program through which the Government gets valuable feedback regarding implementation of schemes and government policies. “Every district / sectoral officer shall ensure that field functionaries are deployed and available to address public queries regarding schemes as well as objectives as finalized in the preceding B2V programs and their achievements” he added.
While reviewing the activities under the ongoing Jan Abhiyan launched by the Government from October 15 to October 26, the Div Com laid stress on full saturation of department wise deliverables within the mandated timeline.
He stressed on active involvement of PRIs, prominent citizens in Jan Abhiyan and also stressed on IEC campaigns on beneficiaries oriented schemes.The Div Com instructed DCs to seek daily report from each department regarding action taken during the Jan Abhiyan.
The Deputy Commissioners were further asked to furnish the information regarding status of works taken up under Back to Village program I, II & III. He instructed DCs to seek details from all the district officers to report the status of completed/uncompleted works.
He said asked to scan the old booklets upload the Panchayat wise data on the designated portal.The Deputy Commissioners informed that instructions have been issued to all the concerned officers in the district to collate the list of all works planned under previous B2V programs and fill the gaps if any, before commencement of the fourth phase of the program.
The Div Com stressed on spreading mass awareness about key sector schemes and works completed under the previous phases as well as regarding Digital J&K and services being provided online etc.While reviewing preparations of districts for Back to Village phase 4, the Div Com directed DCs to plan the Panchayat wise activities like IEC campaigns, saturation of schemes.
The Block Development Officers were asked to make a list of launching of new works, and that of completed works to be inaugurated during the Back to Village programme.The Div Com also instructed Director Rural Development and DG Social Welfare to make proper arrangements for conducting different trainings.
It was informed that the training will be conducted for master trainers at the division level, who will further impart training to district level officers.The Div Com also asked DCs to appoint nodal officers and notify the same.