Urban Development And Central Schemes

In order to ensure that the common people in Jammu and Kashmir get the benefits from the centrally sponsored schemes in all the areas, the chief secretary recently held a review meeting of the Housing and Urban Development Department.
He was told in the review meeting that 83 projects have been approved for J&K and out of these projects,  the total allocation for UT of J&K is Rs 513.13 cr for 74 projects while 9 projects have been taken up under savings in state share and reforms incentives.
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has recently said that out of 83 projects approved for J&K, 62 projects have been completed while 21 projects are under different stages of execution.
While reviewing the projects both completed as well as under implementation in Anantnag, he inquired about the impact of these projects on the people of the Anantnag town. He advised the engineers to look for the deliverables/ positive benefits from these projects instead of solely being guided by the need to finish these projects.
He directed them to also examine the effluent value of the STP while also studying whether the extent of water logging  has been reduced by the construction of storm drainage systems in such areas.
He emphasized on the need of devising service level benchmarks for all such projects, besides institutionalizing a system of seeking feedback from the people of the area.