Chairperson District Development Council Poonch, Tazeem Akther today chaired a meeting here in the conference Hall of Dak Banglow to review the status of developmental projects being executed under various heads of CAPEX 2023-24 and other schemes. At the outset, the ADDC/CEO District Development Council, Sandesh Kumar Sharma apprised the meeting about the physical status of ongoing projects of CAPEX 2023-24 and various governmental schemes.
The Addl. District Development Commissioner Poonch Sandesh Kumar Sharma also apprised about the status of different works under District CAPEX, DDC/BDC/PRI's grants, and other sectors schemes were discussed in detail. The DDCs, BDCs and PRIs raised specific issues like Blacktopping of Roads, Provision of regular water supply, appointment of seasonal teachers, improving school infrastructure and rationalization of teaching staff in schools, repair of damaged PHE electric motors and among other issues of their respective areas.
Speaking at the meeting, the DDC chairperson exhorted the concerned officers to mobilize the resources at work places and speed up the pace of developmental works with strict adherence to the quality parameters. Laying emphasis on the timely completion of all development projects, the chairperson impressed upon the executing agencies to speed up the process of tendering of remaining works so that all works are complete in a set timeline.
Chairperson, Tazeem Akther also called for judicious utilisation of funds by following set norms so that benefits of developmental projects accrue to the public. She further asked the DDC members to personally supervise and monitor the pace and quality of ongoing works in their respective areas. She asked the officials of different departments to work in tandem with the PRI institution to ensure better results.
The Additional District Development Commissioner, while responding to the demands and issues projected by DDCs/BDCs, assured that the issues like road connectivity, water supply, electricity and education will be sorted in a phased manner to ensure that the general public does not suffer anymore. He also expressed full commitment for strengthening the Panchayat Raj Institution and empowering the people at grassroots level.