Jammu, Nov 18: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Friday impressed upon all the Administrative Secretaries including Deputy Commissioners and other Sectoral Heads to plan well and make a proper strategy to complete the target of over two lakh works under different Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). He made these remarks while reviewing the progress made under District Capex Budget 2022-23 here.
The Chief Secretary enjoined upon all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to formulate a roadmap to achieve the fixed targets on time. He stressed on breaking the District Capex into scheme-wise components and review performance made under each of them. He directed the Planning Officers to understand the nitty-gritty of the changed planning scenario so that they are able to improve their working.
The Administrative Secretaries and DCs were directed to hold periodical review meetings so that the hurdles faced, if any, are ironed out smoothly. He also enquired about the number of ongoing and completed works under different schemes and the number of works they are going to complete till end of the 3rd quarter.
The Chief Secretary also reviewed the performance of each district under the flagship programmes like Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), Swachh Grameen etc. He said the cleanliness under ‘Swachh Grameen’ should be given due priority.
During the meeting, it was informed that the total plan size of District Capex Budget 2022-23 is Rs 22126.93 crore which is 75 percent more than the previous budget of 2021-22 i.e. Rs 12600.58 crore.
