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SRINAGAR: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq on Monday asked the officers to make use of the flagship programmes of Rural Development to generate employment and creation of durable assets in rural areas of the State.
The minister said this while reviewing the physical and financial achievements in the rural development sector in the first quarter of the current fiscal.
Abdul Haq asked the officers to work tirelessly on ground so that the schemes are implemented on ground and deserving people are benefitted.
He further stated that MGNREGA funds should be utilized for creating productive assets in the rural areas instead of squandering the same on unproductive works. The Minister was informed that department has issued 546143 job cards while 58 households have been given full 100 days jobs. Abdul Haq stressed upon the officers to come up with innovative ideas so that MGNREGA be used for employment generation.
“Better connectivity, flood protection works and sports grounds can be constructed under MGNREGA in the villages,” he added.
The Minister asked the officers of Rural Development to make local Grahm Sabhas vibrant by creating awareness among them. “Gram Sabha doesn’t mean group of persons in a room. Make it more inclusive so that every citizen is part of our development process,” he said.