 Early Times Report
Kathua, Feb 26: Divisional Commissioner of Jammu, Shantmanu along with Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today launched Project Sahayeta, planned and executed by district administration Kathua.
According press release, the project is first of its kind in the State that provides for video-conference connectivity in various Government Offices including SDMs, Tehsildars, BDOs, etc. having greater public dealing. Project has been launched by district e-governance society through NIC. The facility will be utilized for official meetings between district and sub-divisional, tehsil and block level administrative units thereby saving time spent by officers in travelling to headquarters. It will also provide a platform for weekly interaction with public deputations in far flung areas of Bani, Basohli, Billawar, Duggan and Lohai Malhar from where they can have a direct interaction with Deputy Commissioner and other district officers.
The project has also a component of tele-medicine to be offered to the public in remote areas and specialist doctors from Kathua, Jammu and other places providing medical assistance to them.
A weekly youth leadership programme through video-conference for students of remote areas has also been launched under the project wherein students can interact with career specialists, officers, teachers and guides on regular basis.
Divisional Commissioner interacted with SDMs, Tehsildars and BDOs through video-conference and congratulated district administration for the initiative. He also reviewed the status of new administrative units and essential services through the facility. Divisional commissioner also distributed tablet PCs among Tehsildars and BDOs on the occasion. The facility has been provided in the offices of SDM Bani, SDM Basohli, SDM Billawar, SDM Hiranagar; Tehsildars Billawar, Lohai-Malhar, Bani, Machhedi, Mahanpur, Nagri-Parole, Dinga-Amb, Marheen, Kathua, BDOs Duggan, Bani, Baggan, Barnoti, Billawar, Mahanpur, Basohli, CEO LSDA besides others.
SSP Kathua Neeva Jain, ADDC N S Bali, IAS probationer Anshul Garg, CPO Ram Rattan, ACR Atul Gupta, ACD Tilak Raj besides other officers were also present on the occasion. |
