Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister for State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh, today convened a public outreach camp at Malhori, Kalotha in Doda district.
The Union MoS held an extensive interaction with the public representatives, district officers and local residents to review the developmental issues and address the public grievances. The camp was attended by MLA Doda west Shakti Raj Parihar, Deputy Commissioner Doda, Krishan Lal, concerned officials, Ex-PRI members and others.
A large gathering of people from Malhori, Kalotha and adjoining areas participated in the camp, making it a significant public outreach programme aimed at strengthening the citizen-government engagement. During the event, several deputations representing different villages, youth groups, women’s organizations, farmers, traders and social activists met the Union Minister and projected their demands and grievances.
The deputations highlighted issues pertaining to upgradation of roads, augmentation of drinking water schemes, improvement of healthcare and educational facilities, strengthening of power infrastructure, expansion of mobile and internet connectivity, promotion of tourism potential, employment generation and timely implementation of welfare schemes.
The deputations sought immediate intervention for resolution of long-pending public issues and requested inclusion of additional developmental projects to improve the quality of life in the region. The Union Minister assured the deputations that their genuine demands would be examined and addressed in a phased and time-bound manner through the concerned departments.
During the programme, the Union Minister reviewed the developmental scenario of the area and sought suggestions from the public. Dr. Jitendra Singh reiterated the government’s commitment towards holistic development of remote and rural areas. He emphasized that the aspirations of the people must be addressed through responsive governance and effective implementation of developmental programmes.
The Minister directed the concerned departments to ensure time-bound execution of ongoing projects, speedy redressal of public grievances and better coordination among the departments for improving service delivery. He stressed the need for strengthening healthcare and educational infrastructure, improving road connectivity, ensuring uninterrupted power and water supply and accelerating the developmental works in underserved areas.
He also instructed the officers to maintain regular public contact, conduct field visits, monitor progress of projects on a routine basis and ensure that benefits of the government schemes reach every eligible beneficiary without delay. The Union Minister reviewed the status of key development projects and sought updates from the district administration and departmental officers regarding their implementation.
Senior officers from various departments, including Police, Revenue, Rural Development, Health, Education, Forest, Jal Shakti, PWD, Power Development, Irrigation, PMGSY, NHIDCL and other line departments, attended the outreach programme and provided feedback on departmental initiatives and ongoing works. The Union Minister assured the people that all their genuine issues highlighted during the camp would be taken up for redress on priority.