Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday attended the felicitation ceremony of the Councilors of Jammu Municipal Corporation, whose tenure ends today.
Lt Governor commended all the councilors for selflessly serving people, fighting Covid pandemic & ensuring municipal services in respective areas.
“The elections for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) would be held after the completion of delimitation exercise of wards and reservation of wards for Other Backward Classes. Common public and elected representatives must work in synergy & focus on resource generation”, he said.
He said that despite delayed implementation of 73rd and 74th amendments in J&K, under the guidance of Hon’ble PM, UT Admin has ensured basic principles of decentralization of decision making and development by transferring more departments & works to elected representatives after Aug 2019.
Under the leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji, ULBs of J&K are provided with greater financial resources for strong and accountable self-government and to ensure holistic ecosystem for last-mile access to services.
“The Municipal Corporation is a symbol of the aspirations of the citizens in the 21st century. Urban governance inculcates spirit of cooperation among the citizens with ultimate aim of bringing transformation in urban development paradigm to fulfil people’s aspiration”, he said.
