NEW DELHI, JUNE 21: For the first time in the
history of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in
the state, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Jammu and
Kashmir bagged the first National Award for effective initiatives under
Geo-Tagging of MGNREGA assets.
The Award ceremony in this regard was held on Monday in Plenary
Hall, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi in which participants from across the country
represented their respective states. The Award was received by Commissioner
Secretary, RDD Nirmal Sharma.
The Award ceremony was chaired by union Minister for Rural Development,
Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Narendra Singh Tomar, and
Union Minister of State RDD Ram Kripal Yadav, Union Secretary Amarjeet Sinha
and other senior officers of the Department.
The State has been chosen for the exemplary performances in Geo-tagging
of the assets under MGNREGA across J&K. The state also received Award for
effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in District Leh, JK.
The team from the State of Jammu & Kashmir was headed by Nirmal
Sharma, Commissioner Secretary, RDD & Panchayati Raj while Director, RDD
Jammu RK Bhat and other senior officers of the Department participated in the
event. Additionally, District Leh was also awarded for effective implementation
of MGNREGA for 2016-17.
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