Baramulla, May 16: Chairperson, District Development Council (DDC) Baramulla, Safeena Beigh on Tuesday chaired a meeting of heads of line departments at Dak Bungalow here to review the progress of projects executed in the district under District Capex budget 2022-23 and formulation of District Capex Plan for the financial year 2023-24.
On the occasion, the Chairperson DDC was apprised with regard to projects being executed by various departments in the district. During the meeting, a budget of Rs 136 crore was approved for District Capex and Rs 110 crore for Area Development Fund (ADF) for the financial year 2023-24.
After reviewing the sector-wise progress of the projects, the chairperson impressed upon all the departments/executing agencies to ensure the timely completion of all developmental works in a time-bound manner.
Reviewing the issues hampering the pace of progress, the chairperson asked the concerned to monitor the pace of progress on a regular basis and resolve the issues hampering the progress of several works at the earliest. Safeena directed the officers to put in their best efforts for maximum and optimum utilization of funds under different schemes.
While approving the plan for the 2023-24 financial year, she instructed the officers for involving all PRIs in the identification of all priority works to be taken up in hand for the financial year 2023-24.
Additional District Development Commissioner, Aijaz Abdullah Saraf; Joint Director Planning, M Yousuf Rather; SEs of R&B, Jal Shakti and other concerned officers attended the meeting.