Udhampur, May 19: Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Zubin Irani on Friday said the Central government has launched various historic flagship programmes under the leadership of the Prime Minister. She called upon the officers to make dedicated efforts towards taking the benefits of all these schemes to the targeted sections of society.
The Union Minister directed the officers to develop a good rapport with the people and pay them regular visits so as to assess their development needs and aspirations. She asked them to organize awareness camps in all remote and far-flung areas so that the people are made aware of the benefits of these schemes. She directed the concerned departments to ensure that all the schemes launched by the Central government are implemented in letter and spirit.
She conducted an extensive tour of Udhampur to review progress on various ongoing development works being executed under Centrally Sponsored Schemes and other programmes.
District Development Council Chairperson, Lal Chand, Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda, Vice Chairperson DDC, Juhi Manhas Pathania, Deputy Commissioner, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, SSP, Dr Vinod Kumar besides DDC and BDCs members and other district heads of various departments attended the meeting.
The Union Minister took a comprehensive review of financial and physical progress achieved under the district capex budget 2021-22 and 2022-23 and other vital development plans of the Central government.
Smriti Irani directed the concerned departments to mobilize their men and machinery for the effective implementation of all schemes. She emphasized coverage of 100 percent eligible beneficiaries under all schemes.
While reviewing the road-wise progress of the RDD and PWD sectors, the Union Minister directed the concerned authorities to expedite the pace of progress on these works so that the set targets are achieved as per the given timelines. She exhorted the DC to regularly monitor all ongoing development works and get feedback from district officers on a daily basis for effective implementation.
Meanwhile, the district heads of various departments apprised the Union Minister of the status of different schemes taken up by their respective departments.
Later, the Union Minister had an interactive session with the PRI members who briefed her about various centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in their respective areas. She also sought feedback from them regarding the status of the implementation of various CSSs on the ground.
