NL Correspondent
Jammu Tawi, June 18
At Jammu: Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kumar launched orientation cum training programme for the gazetted officers deputed for “Back to Village” programme organized by district administration here today.
The program is primarily aimed at energizing the over 7000 villages, 4483 Panchayats and directing development efforts in rural areas through community participation and to create in the rural masses an earnest desire for decent standard of living. At Samba: DC Samba Sushma Chauhan, while interacting with media persons, spoke about the essence and spirit of Back to Village Programme. She said in first of its kind, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has embarked on an ambitious and extensive programme of reaching out to the people at the grass roots level to create in the rural masses an earnest desire for decent standard of living. At Kathua: Deputy Commissioner Vikas Kundal today worked out the modalities for successful implementation of State government's flagship programme “Back to village”. He asked the officers to interact with the people at Panchayat level and take a first- hand account of the issues and problems of the people and submit a report to the administration for the redressal of grievances.
At Reasi: District Development Commissioner Reasi, Indu Kanwal Chib held a press conference regarding ‘Back to Village' programme and briefed the media persons about the objective of the programme at district headquarters here today.
She said that gazetted officers, including 45 from outside the district, will visit 153 panchayats of the district during the programme and stay there for two days and one night. At Rajouri: DDC Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad, while briefing the media persons, said that maximum population of the district lives in villages and Back to Villages programme ensures that there should be no gap between policy making and its implementation for the welfare of the rural population.
At Ramban: Deputy Commissioner Showkat Aijaz Bhat inaugurated a training programme organized for gazetted officers and field functionaries to ensure proper planning and execution to the implementation of grand initiative of reaching out to people at grassroots level through ‘Back to the Village'. At Kishtwar: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana held a meeting with Sarpanches of District Kishtwar and acquainted them about “Back to Village” programme starting from 20th June 2019 to 27th June 2019. At Doda: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode inaugurated a training programme to acquaint the Gazetted officers and Sarpanches of the district regarding “Back to Village”.
He asked field functionaries to ensure maximum participation in gram Sabha to discuss the development plan of Panchayat besides constituting social audit teams during visit of gazetted officer under the said programme. He stressed on distribution of PRCs, RBA and EWC, pension scheme, PM KISAN certificates during the programme.
At Poonch: Deputy Commissioner Poonch Rahul Yadav presided over a training programme organised to sensitise the Gazetted officers of the district regarding “Back to Village” programme.
DDC directed the deputed officers to ensure that their stay should be of at least two days including a night halt in the assigned Panchayat/Village. At Udhampur: In connection to “Back to Village” programme, various meetings and awareness programmes were organized in the district to work out the modalities for successful implementation of State government's flagship programme.
