KATHUA, SEPTEMBER 25:- Vice
Chairman, State Advisory Board for Development of Gujjars and Bakerwals, Ch Zafar
Ali today reviewed the progress on Cluster Model Village, Badnota during a
meeting held here today.
Pertinently, village Badnota of block Lohai Malhar with a good number of
tribal population, had been identified to be developed as model cluster village under
Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan ( SCA to TSP).
Threadbare
discussion was held on physical and financial progress achieved on development
of the village during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 for improving infrastructure
in Education, health, PHE, Electricity, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry and
Agriculture sectors.
It was apprised in the meeting that funds worth Rs 50 lakh have been
sanctioned during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 for strengthening the
infrastructure under the plan against which Rs 25.218 lakh has been expended
till March 2017.
The departments highlighted the progress achieved under the first phase
of the plan, under which projects such as additional class rooms, play ground
and laboratory for Government Higher Secondary School Badnota have been
started. Likewise, an ambulance has been purchased by health department, while
work on laying of PHE Distribution system by PHE department, installation of 25
KVA transformers, establishment of dairy units by animal husbandry and
construction of sheep extension centre Badnota has been started besides Honda
pumps and Spray pumps has been distributed.
During the meeting, the progress under Skill Development
programme was also reviewed under which a total of Rs.9 lakh have been expended
against the sanctioned Rs.25 lakh for providing training in different trades
such as electrician, Plumber, Computer networking, driver cum mechanic, tailor,
plumber, refrigerator and air conditioning through ITI’s and
Polytechnic college Kathua.
Vice
Chairman called upon the officers to speed up the works assigned to their
respective departments besides maintaining quality of works. He asked the
concerned for removing bottlenecks, if any, in the implementation of approved
plan. He informed that the physical inspection of the completed and ongoing
projects will be done soon.
ADC Kathua Rishpal Singh, ADC Billawar Joginder Singh Rai, Deputy Director
Tribal Affairs Jammu Suman Bala, SE PDD Sandeep Seth, ACD, CAO, DSHO, DYSSO, XEN PWD
Basohli, XEN PHE, PO DUDA, DEPO, DYSSO, HTO and others were present in the
meeting.