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UDHAMPUR, SEPTEMBER10: Udhampur district achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF) status with the culmination of three-day Maha-Shramdaan on Monday during which left out Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) units were completed under Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G)
To celebrate the successful culmination, an impressive function was organized by District Administration where deputy commissioner Ravinder Kumar declared the district as ODF.
Secretary Rural Development Department, Sheetal Nanda participated through Video Conference and congratulated the DDC   and his team for accomplishing the mission in shortest possible time as till March 2018 the sanitation coverage of the district was below 30%.
The DDC interacted with the people of different Panchayats through video conferencing and appreciated the efforts made by the district Officers as well as general public for the construction of toilets in the left-out households. He said that cleanliness is the subject which directly connects with our culture as our ancestors believed that prosperity comes where there is cleanliness and cleanliness is next to godliness.
 The DDC congratulated and extended his best wishes to the people of the district in general and ODF team of the district in particular.
He gave full credit to the volunteer groups and civil society to make this campaign a “Jan Andolan” which reinstated that “Sanitation is everyone’s business”. While narrating Udhampur district’s journey, he stressed on the importance of behavioural change and the proper dissemination of twin-pit technology across all beneficiaries of the district. He mentioned that the biggest achievement of the district administration is to ensure construction of toilets without the mention of any incentive or money to the beneficiaries & self-construction was key in this mission.
The DDC also mentioned about the role of Nisha Kumari, a school going girl who went on   hunger strike to force her parents to construct a toilet at home. He also expressed gratitude to 87-year elderly women from Badali village who constructed a toilet by herself for her family. The DDC also thanked all employees of the district administration for having a significant contribution in the mission, including the employee transferred elsewhere now. Braving all climatic, geographic and other challenges, DDC highlighted the role of awareness campaigns such as MashaalYatras, Morning Nigrani as well as local solutions to local problems.
Meanwhile, BDO Udhampur gave a detailed presentation on the mission ODF and highlighted how administration faced different challenges and solved these   during the mission. Designated Panchayat Nodal officers, Sarpanches and other stakeholders also shared their experience. 
The function was attended by senior civil and officers, filed functionaries and civil society members.

REASI, AUGUST 30: The District administration Reasi is soon going to conduct physical verification of Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
 Chairing a meeting here today, the Additional District Development Commissioner Ramesh Chander formed committees to conduct the verification. 
The ADDC instructed the committees to conduct physical verification of   at least a quarter of the total units and that too on random basis to see that IHHL units are actually constructed and are being used by the inmates. The ADDC also highlighted the relevance of this exercise with respect to the goal of declaring district Reasi as Open Defecation Free (ODF).
The committee members were advised to submit their reports by the   September 10, 2018, so that further necessary action for declaring   Reasi ODF is   taken.


Sat Sharma, Aggarwal felicitate Urban Local Bodies Jammu for significant achievement
JAMMU, JUNE 13: In a significant achievement under Swachh Bharat Mission, four Urban Local Bodies of Jammu division namely Lakhanpur, Vijaypur, Doda and Thathri were simultaneously declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) towns.
According to Ms Sushma Chauhan, Director, Urban Local Bodies Jammu, the declaration was made officially by Quality Council of India (QCI), after its rigorous audit process, which spanned across 3 continuous days at all municipalities.  She said with this achievement, these 4 towns also became the first in Jammu Province to achieve ODF status.
According to Ms Chauhan, declaration of ODF status for any city is important not only from achieving an important objective of Swachh Bharat Mission but it is also a glaring testimony of the changing behavior of citizens of these places, with improved sanitation being accepted as one of important facets of life.
She said it was a team effort and the Executive Officers of these four Municipal Committees, which have achieved ODF have played a significant role and displayed required leadership skills to pass through the tough ODF certification process of QCI. The preliminary stage was set for this target by focused implementation of construction target of Community Toilets /Public Toilets (CT/PT) and Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) in all 36 ULBs under Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Jammu. The strategy kicked off with formulation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Strategy, which was essential for information dissemination and motivating people about ODF, she said.
She further said that in order to achieve ODF status for remaining ULBs, of Jammu Province, a departmental resource team has been constituted comprising of Tariq Balwan, CEO- Doda MC, Sanjay Sharma of Thathri MC, DalipAbrol of Vijaypur MC, Ravinder Singh of Lakhanpur MC for guiding and helping other ULBs to achieve ODF Status. This team shall be fully supported by Ravinder Sharma from DULB HO. Necessary technical guidance shall be provided from Dr Bharat Bhushan, State Solid Waste cum Sanitation Expert of IPE Global AMRUT PDMC team.     
It is pertinent to mention that so far, only two cities -Leh and Srinagar have been conferred by ODF status.
Director Urban Local Bodies Jammu, further informed that this ODF certification is valid only for 6 months and these ULBs shall be again audited for recertification in Nov 2018. So, Sustenance of ODF status shall be a big challenge for these ULBs in coming days.
Felicitating the Urban Local Bodies Jammu for the landmark achievement, Minister for Housing & Urban Development (HUDD), Satpaul Sharma said it’s indeed a proud moment for the entire state as this achievement shall help the state to improve its ranking considerably in the next year’s Swachh Sarvekshan.    
Financial Commissioner H&UDD, K B Agarwal, said it is a landmark achievement, as these towns are located in high perineal migration and tourist influx zones of state, with high occurrences of open defecation. “It was a real challenge for all local administrative staff and DULB team to not only provide access to better sanitation facilities to all denizens, but also motivate them to use these facilities,” he said.


UDHAMPUR, JUNE-01: District Development Commissioner,   Ravinder Kumar today chaired  a meeting to review the  progress under Swachh Bharat Mission(G)  in the district.
 The meeting discussed bottlenecks in the implementation , Geo-Tagging of works and also reviewed the MIS status and physical achievements in the implementation of mission ODF  .
  District Panchayat Officer gave a detailed power point presentation about the progress made in achieving  Open Defecation Free status for   different blocks of the district under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).
Threadbare  discussion was held on the  issues like up-dation of Base Line Data  Server, MIS status, Geo -Tagging, status of ODF  Panchayats, pendency of IHHL units and achievements made under SBM.
Meanwhile the DDC also reviewed the Panchayat wise performance of BDOs under Swachh Bharat Mission and set the target of toilets for the current financial year.
Taking serious note of past years pendency of works under SBM, he directed the BDOs to ensure completion of all such works in a time bound manner. He instructed the BDOs   to ensure regular Panchayat wise monitoring of SBM works.
Earlier,  the DDC launched Swachh Bharat Mission Logo for Udhampur district, which was prepared by Medhavi Sharma a student  of National institute of Designing Ahmedabad. She was felicitated by the DDC on the occasion for extra ordinary contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission.
Also present were PO ICDS, Rimpy Ohri, Chief Planning Officer, Ashok Khajuria, ACD, Noor Alam, SDM Chenani, Davinder Sharma, SDM, Basant Garh, Attar Chand  AD Planning, Darshan Kumar, BDOs, of all blocks of district  Udhampur besides Panchayat Inspectors, VLWs, GRS,  Technical Experts, and field functionaries. 

BANDIPORA, MAY 25: District Development Commissioner, Bandipora Khursheed Ahmad Sanai, today convened a meeting to review the progress under the Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM) programme in the district.
The meeting was informed that 43,655 Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHLs) out of the total target of 43,996 IHHLs have been constructed across the district, adding the remaining 341 IHHLs will be completed by the end of current month.
It was also informed that 11 out of 12 blocks in the district have been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) blocks, adding that those declared ODF blocks include Aloosa, Baghtoor, Ganasthan, Gurez, Hajin, Naidkhie, Nowgam, Bandipora and Sumbal.
The DDC impressed upon the officers to gear up their field functionaries and ensure that the entire district is declared ODF at the earliest.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Development, Ambassadors of SBM, DPO and all BDOs attended the meeting.


SRINAGAR, MAY 24:  The Department Related Standing Committee (DRSC-II) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council today reviewed the functioning of Rural Development Department (RDD) in the meeting held under the Chairmanship of MLC, Naresh Kumar Gupta here today.
The meeting was attended by Secretary, RDD Sheetal Nanda; Additional Secretary RDD, Rakesh Kumar, Joint Director Planning, S. Shabir Sofi, committee members, ADCs, DPOs and other official of RDD.   
Secretary RDD briefed the Committee about the functioning of department and replied to the queries raised by the Members.
In the meeting, the Committee had detailed discussion on the issues related to the budget allotment, with expenditure under different state and central schemes including MGNREGA, PMAY, Swach Bharat Mission and Integrated Watershed Management Programme(IWMP).
The committee was informed that under Swach Bharat Mission program 80 percent target of Open Defecation Free(ODF) was achieved and 100 percent funds are utilized. Committee was also informed that 5 districts in Kashmir and Ladakh region are declared ODF.  
Chairman, Naresh Kumar Gupta directed the concerned authorities to prepare a detailed power point presentation on the achievements relating to constructed sanitation toilet points in the next meeting with role of Block Development Officers and Block Level Workers on this account.
To achieve the goal of Swatch Bharat Mission, the committee asked for valuable recommendation from the official present in the meeting to make it vibrant and result oriented.
Similarly, financial and physical progress of integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) and Pradhan Mantri Awaaz Yojana were reviewed in the meeting.
The other issues which were discussed prominently during the meeting included, major initiative   taken under MGNREGA, liabilities created under MGNREGA, fund utilization, employment generation, wage disbursement and how much plantation under MGNREGA, has been made and norms adopted in this regard for making plantation and location.
Showing satisfaction on the achievements under MGNREGA, the committee directed the officials to follow proper procurement of material as per protocol and asked for details of material procurement presently and previously and fund utilization at block level in the next meeting.
While reviewing the overall functioning of the Department, the Committee expressed satisfaction over the performance on various components and observed that the department must update all programmes and works should be carried out strictly as per the guideline and instructions of the Central and State Governments to achieve the objective of these schemes.
Members of committee raised issue regarding ODF programme, taking a strong note of the issue the chairman directed the Secretary to look into the matter and said that schemes are formulated for the welfare of poor people and to ensure holistic development in the rural areas and their affective monitoring is must to achieve desired results as envisaged in the spirit of schemes.


Stresses on effective disposal of solid waste  
KATRA, MAY 22: Minister for Housing & Urban Development   Sat Sharma has hailed Civic authorities for achieving major breakthrough in maintaining cleanliness in holy Katra town   after it launched a proactive campaign for door to door collection of waste material.  
 “During the past two months, focus has been laid on making the holy township polythene free and effectively regulate disposal of waste material,” Minister said while expressing satisfaction at a function organized by Municipal Committee Katra.
The Minister was on a visit to Katra as a part of his acquaintance process about ongoing developmental works in and around surroundings of Jammu city.
The Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Finance, Planning, Law & Justice, Relief & Rehabilitation and Labour & Emp, Agriculture, Floriculture and Horticulture Mr. Ajay Nanda, Financial Commissioner, Housing & Urban Development Department Mr. K.B Aggarwal, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu Mrs. Sushma Chauhan , Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Mr. Prasanna Ramaswamy G , C.E.O’s Katra Development Authority and Municipal Committee, Katra, besides members of Civil Society were present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister   appreciated the initiatives of Municipal Committee, Katra for checking the menace of polythene and door to door collection of household waste adding that such drives be made a regular feature for keeping the Holy Town pollution free.
 Sat Sharma asked the officers of Municipal Committee, Katra for achieving the target of construction of Individual Household Latrines(IHHL) by the end of June 2018.
He said new machinery would be provided to MC, Katra for keeping drainage network clean.
He appreciated the role of Safai Karamcharis for putting in their sincere efforts during the ongoing polythene free Katra drive and checking the menace of polythene. He also felicitated the Safai Karamcharis of Municipal Committee, Katra who have done commendable job during the drive.           
To get feedback from the members of Civil Society on the development front, an interactive session was also organized in which the locals projected and gave suggestions   for achieving holistic development of the town.
Ajay Nanda, in his address, listed   various initiatives taken for the development of Katra Town. He assured every possible help for the development of Katra Town.
Director Urban Local Bodies Jammu, Sushma Chauhan presented a brief resume of the new initiatives taken under Swachh Bharat Mission for door to door collection of waste and making Katra polythene free. She further apprised that efforts are on to achieve the ODF status within a timeline for most of its Municipal Committees. She informed that DULB was in process of procuring mobile toilets with in-built Digestor which would not only   help to achieve requirements of ODF status, but also support ongoing sanitation activities of MC, Katra.
The Minister was shown live demonstration of house to house collection of solid waste through outsourced third-party agency, which was started in this month in Katra. He was also appraised that the same services have also been started in 9 other ULBs of Jammu.
Later, the Minister convened a meeting of officers to review the functioning of Municipal Committee, Katra and Katra Development Authority.  


Agartala, Mar 21: The Central government has assured the newly formed BJP-IPFT government of Tripura to raise two more Indian reserve battalion (IRB) of Tripura State Rifles (TSR), providing at least three lakh LPG connection, skill development training on Hydrocarbon by ONGC, direct assistance of Rs 292 Cr for Urban development, Rs 1320 Cr for district headquarters development and Rs 384 Cr for 24 new Ekalavya Schools.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh agreed to the demand of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today regarding rising of IRB, which will create job opportunity for 2200 youths. Tripura has now 12 battalions of TSR and among them five are IR battalions. 
Mr Singh however, assured to seek the feasibility of installation of CCTV cameras on the border fence and to set up the Central Control and Monitoring Rooms so as to prevent illegal cross border activities on the border.
Chief minister Deb said, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has assured him that total 3 lakh LPG connections under “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” would be provided in Tripura in next year, which is now only 41,250.
He has also instructed the officials of his ministry to explore the feasibility of utilization of CSR funds from various corporate houses so as to bear the cost of Rs 1600 on behalf of “Ujjwala’ beneficiaries. He also instructed the Ministry PSUs to upgrade the infrastructure in terms of piped domestic gas supply & CNG, LPG Bottling Plants etc, Deb stated.
“The Union Minister mentioned about the plan under which gas might be delivered to Bangladesh on western side in exchange for Bangladesh delivering gas to Tripura. The ONGC has asked to seek feasibility of making one MMSCMD of gas so that the possibility of setting up a petrochemical or fertilizer plant in Tripura,” he said.
He also asked the ONGC to set up skill development in Hydrocarbon Sector in Tripura. The minister suggested that all the skill training Institutions should be c converged under Tripura Skill Development Corporation for more effective delivery.
On the other, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri having heard the chief minister immediately asked his officials for urgent release of Rs 292 Cr in different schemes. The Union Minister requested the CM Tripura to ensure all the Urban Local Bodies Open Air Defecation (ODF) free by using funding under Swatch Bharat Mission (Urban).
Puri assured all the necessary support for Agartala Smart City Project by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He also assured support for the Externally Aided Projects for development of remaining seven district headquarters at a total cost of Rs1320 Cr.
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram assured sanction of 24 number of Eklavya Model Residential schools in Tripura in next three years at Rs 384 Cr for constructions of schools and hostels in addition to the recurring cost of Rs 50 Cr per year. The Union Minister also ensured support.for hostels for ST boys and girls and livelihood support to the forest dwellers provided deed under Forest Right Act.
Union Minister for DONER Jitendra Singh assured to extend all possible support for promotion and branding of world class queen variety of pineapples grown in Tripura so as to establish unique identity of Tripura in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Tripura to provide all out support for fulfilling the poll promises of the new government and to begin with Union Rural Development Minister assured assistance of Rs 241 Cr on urgent basis to boost rural economy of the state.
Chief Minister had meeting with as many as six central ministers seeking assistance for development of the state and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely was positive to sanction special plan assistance (SPA) of Rs 350 Cr to meet the committed liabilities as recommended by NITI Aayog.
As agreed to the demand of setting up projects under Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Union Chemical and Fertilizers Minister assures responded well to ensure direct employment to about 5000 youths annually while the minister in Principle set up Plastic Park in Tripura. UNI



UDHAMPUR, MARCH 20: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Ravinder Kumar convened a meeting to review the progress in implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), first phase in the district for   construction of household toilets in various Panchayats, here today
DDC reviewed the Panchayat wise progress under SBM-G and took feedback from BDOs and field functionaries regarding the total number of household covered alongwith pending households for coverage under SBM to achieve the target of ODF in all blocks of the district.
DDC stressed upon concerned to come up with holistic plan to achieve the objective of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) besides execution of various components of SBM (Gramin)to make the district ODF.
DDC further directed the officers to constitute    district core team for monitoring the progress of SBM during frequent meetings and asked BDOs to frame panchayat wise local teams to motivate and create awareness among people in rural areas for construction and usage of toilets.
Among others,  the meeting was attended by, Additional District Development Commissioner, Arvind Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Krishan Lal, GM DIC, Suram Chand Sharma, Chief Planning Officer, Ashok Khajuria, Executive Engineer PHE, Ashok Sharma, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. K.C Dogra, Chief Education Officer, J.R Bhardwaj, CHO, Brij Vallabh Gupta, DFO SF, Dr. Rajan Thakur, DYSSO, Deputy Controller Civil Defence, Shamsher Singh, and DSP HQ , Kameshwar Puri, and other  officers.

 
Minister reviews progress on rural sanitation works; asks for conservation of water resources
                JAMMU, NOVEMBER 09: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan today reviewed the progress on implementation of flagship Rural Development and Rural Sanitation schemes and asked the officers to strive hard for achieving the goal of making the state Open Defecation Free (ODF).
The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Nirmal Sharma, Director Rural Development Jammu R K Bhat, Director Rural Sanitation, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh, Superintending Engineer REW, Assistant Commissioners Development, District Panchayat Officers besides other officers and engineers of concerned departments.
Reviewing the performance of Rural Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the Minister called for upgrading sanitation facilities in rural areas with the broader goal of total eradication of the menace of open defecation. He also reviewed district wise progress on construction of Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) and directed the concerned to accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas to realize SBM targets in full by 2019 as envisioned by the PM Narendra Modi.
The Minister reviewed the performance of RDD in Jammu division blocks with regard to the progress made on making them ODF and the targets given to the officers to achieve the goal.
The Minister highlighted the initiatives being taken by the government to preserve and promote the natural water resources. He  directed the officials to lay stress on water conservation by constructing small dams and water harvesting tanks in upper belts of villages to tap water for future use. He also called for construction of check dams and percolation tanks.
Taking review of the RDD projects and schemes, the Minister was apprised about the progress and level of implementation. He asked the concerned to achieve the targets within set time and create durable assets for the society. He also stressed upon the importance of Geo Tagging of the assets being created by the department to enforce transparency in the system and easing out monitoring process at the micro level.
Regarding MGNREGA implementation in Jammu division during the current Financial Yea, the Minister was informed that Rs 40.16 crore have been expended under the flagship employment scheme- achieving 95.07 percent utilization of funds.
The Minister, while referring to the substantial increase in allocations for Mandays generation under MGNREGA, informed that   it has come after the centre reviewed the performance of the state under the scheme.   He expressed hope that the officers will continue their dedicated efforts towards making ambitious programme a great success in the state.
He also urged upon the officers to show more sincerity and dedication in discharging their duties as the success of the department depends on their performance. He also exhorted upon them to strictly adhere to the prescribed guidelines while implementing schemes.

Lucknow, Nov 9: The Niti Aayog on Thursday patted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s back by  saying that development in Uttar Pradesh was back on track."
UP to aab chal pada hai (UP has started moving now)," Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said in the presence of Chief Minister. Addressing a press conference after holding a review meeting with nine working groups and the Chief Minister separately, Mr Kumar, on his maiden visit to his home town, said work in all the sectors was progressing speedily, except for some teething troubles in the Pradhanmanti Awas Yogjna (Urban) and financial grants from Centre in the open defecation free (ODF) scheme. The meeting was attended by Niti Aayog officials and nine working groups dealing with priority sectors like nutrition, health, education, cleanness, irrigation, labour, agriculture, industry and urban development. Mr Kumar said UP was the growth engine of the country and without its development, the country cannot move ahead. 'But in seven months, UP has crossed almost all hurdles to accelerate the momentum of development works," he said.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is chairman of Niti Aayog, is expected to attend the next quarterly meeting between the Aayog and UP government in January. "There is a big challenge to complete the target in the urban Pradhanmantri Awas Yojna in UP though the project’s progress in rural areas is very good. The urban project will certainly need more focus as it will generate employment for a larger chunk of the population," he said. Commenting on Mr Adityanath’s announcement on making state ODF by October 2018, Mr Kumar said the 
state government had raised the issue with the Union Finance Ministry and it will be taken care by Niti Aayog. However, confusion arose in the press conference when the Aayog vice-chairman said the UP government had constructed 10 lakh houses under the rural Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana when, actually, the target was around nine lakhs. State Health Minister Siddharthnath Singh, who was present at the press meet, announced that the Prime Minister would be invited to the next quarterly review meeting in January. UNI

Lucknow, Nov 7: Nearly 1,600 villages in Uttar Pradesh that have remained deprived of welfare schemes since Independence would be brought into the development mainstream, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Tuesday.
Addressing a public gathering after unveiling HCL’s CSR initiative Samuday, Mr Adityanath said investment by big companies like HCL would boost the state’s industrial sector and generate greater employment opportunities for youth. Hailing the efforts of companies like HCL, the Chief Minister said the company is working in the rural sector to help improve living standards of villagers and help the state government to facilitate their basic needs like health, education and shelter. Talking about ‘open defecation free’ (ODF) programme, he said that six districts have been declared ODF so far and the government was taking measures to make at least 30 more villages ODF till the end of the year.  “Educated and responsible persons of society should also spread awareness about development initiatives of state government,” he suggested.
Claiming that 45,000 villages had been electrified so far, Yogi said that with the help of solar energy the government was aiming at electrifying the entire state by the end of 2018. Addressing the gathering Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chief executive officer, HCL Corporation and chairperson of the CSR Committee, said, “HCL foundation believes that positive social change can be brought by innovative and creative models of development. We feel that through the Samuday model it will be possible to develop a blueprint that is sustainable, scalable and replicable throughout the world.” Navalpreet Kaur, director, Project Samuday, said, “HCL will help us bring a positive impact through its various interventions in the areas of education, livelihood, health, infrastructure, wash and sanitation and agriculture.” UNI