Coordination

Recently Deputy Chief Minister, directed the officers for expediting implementation of various schemes meant for upgrading the basic infrastructure of Jammu district, so that the people get benefitted and it comes up as one of the most developed cities of the country replete with all basic and modern amenities.

He called for close coordination between public representatives and the executing agencies. He said that this would speed up the implementation and also make the initiatives broad based.

He said that we all should collectively work for ensuring that the area comes up as one of the most preferred destinations in the country. “We should consolidate all our efforts for furthering developmental agenda of the government so that Jammu becomes one of the most developed and sought after regions of the country and people are benefitted by the developmental schemes”, he asserted.

Earlier, the District Development Commissioner, Jammu, gave a brief overview of various developmental initiatives undertaken under different sectors.

The meeting was told that Jammu district has an approved outlay of Rs 127.76 crore under CAPEX. Besides, 3891 works have been taken up, of which, 2261 stand completed under UT component. Similarly, 3646 works have been undertaken under the district CAPEX budget, of which, 2046 stand completed.

The meeting was also informed that the labour budget under MGNREGA is 32.22 crore, of which, 32.04 crore stand expended registering an expenditure of 99.44 per cent. Besides, 86 thousand job cards have been issued and 14737 works have been taken up, of which, 3931 works have been completed.