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| J&K Govt likely to set-up Madrassa Board, Wakf Council working on proposal | | Question hour in LC | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: Jammu and Kashmir government is actively considering setting up a Madrasa Board in the state.
"The creation of Madrasa Board in every state is a national policy and its formation in the state is under active consideration of the government on which J&K State Wakf Council is actively working," Minister for Haj, Auqaf and Floriculture, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, while replying to a question by Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri in the Legislative Council, said today.
Peerzada said that the Wakf Board is maintaining the specified Wakfs and Wakf properties shown in the J&K, Board for Specified Wakf and Specified Wakf properties Act 2004. He said that the organization has already some educational institutions including Madrasas, which are financed by Wakf Board, where basic Quranic education is provided to the students.
Minister further informed that a Committee has already been constituted which would visit UP and Bihar State and submit a comprehensive and detailed proposal for establishment of Muslim Madrasa Board in the State on the pattern of Madrasa Boards of these States. Jehangir Husssain Mir, Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy, Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, Dr. Shehnaz Ganai and Sheikh Ghulam Rasool raised supplementaries on the question.
As many as 10026 works have been completed under MGNREGA in district Poonch during 2012-13, generating 21.26 lakh mandays.
The information was given by the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar while replying to a question by Jahangir Hussain Mir in the Legislative Council. Sagar further informed the House that 3235 candidates have been engaged as support staff under MGNREGA in the department. He further said that total number of daily wagers working in the department are 912, out of which, 366 have been cleared by the Committee constituted by the government, while 546 are under scrutiny.
Replying to the supplementaries raised by Dr. Shehnaz Ganai, the Minister informed the House that government will speed up regularization of daily wagers and also explore the possibility of issuing separate orders for regularization of those belonging to Jammu division whose cases have been cleared by the Committee.
Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora while replying to a question by Jugal Kishore said that no mall has been constructed against any provision of law; however, matter related to one mall constructed at Katra is presently sub-Judice.
Minister informed the House that permission for opening cinema hall at Katra was granted in 1980-81 and in the year 1987, permission was granted for hotel at the adjoining land of cinema hall, thereafter in 2010-11 the owner of these buildings applied for PVR permission with District Administration and on the other hand took the case to the Tribunal and the case is sub-Judice as on date.
He further said that two permissions for construction of malls with cinema halls have been given by JMC, besides permission for construction of a mall with provision of cinema has been given by the Municipal Council Kathua. He said the building permission case for construction of a mall with cinema hall has been granted by JDA recently.
The 2nd phase of Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) would be started very soon to cater to the leftover un-electrified villages in the state including those of Doda. The information was given by the Minister of State for Power, Vikar Rasool while replying to a question by Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy in the Legislative Council today.
The Minister further informed the House that the DPR for augmentation of the power grid at Khellani and Receiving Station Doda will be prepared and augmented accordingly. He said that the sanctioned registered load of consumers fed from 12 MVA, 33 / 11 KV Receiving Station Doda is 7.223 MW.
While replying to another question raised by Ghulam Nabi Monga, Minister on behalf of the Minister for R&B informed the House that the expected date of completion of the 4-lane road from Parimpora Srinagar to Narbal is 2017 and is being developed from National Highway double-lane (NHDL) specifications to National Highway 4-Lane (NHFL), the take-off point being Parimpora (Km 6.75 to 14.20 Km).
Minister further informed the House that the project BEACON has approached Ministry for Roads, Transport and Highways, GOI for conveying in principal approval for conducting feasibility study and preparation of DPR for construction of flyover on Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri (NH-1) at HMT crossing Shalteng, the approval of which is awaited.
Viqar further informed the House that the National Highway Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri (NH-1) from Km 14.20 to Km 101 has been developed by Project BEACON to National Highway Double Lane specifications expect for a stretch of 1.69 Kms, which is expected to be completed by 2015. G. Q. Perdesi and Nayeem Akhter raised supplementaries on the question.
Replying to a question by Devender Singh Rana regarding handing over of Dulhasti HEP to the State Government as recommended by Rangarajan Committee, Vikar Rasool informed that a Cabinet Sub-Committee was constituted vide Government order No. 638-GAD of 2011 dated 01-06-2011 based on Cabinet decision No.114/13/2011 dated 26/05/2011 to look into various issues arising from the terms and conditions of the entrustment of hydroelectric projects to the NHPC.
Minister said that the Committee submitted its report to the Government and the Cabinet accepted the recommendations of the Committee. J&K SPDC was authorized to work out the present cost of the project on the basis of internationally accepted norms prevailing in the industry which could form the basis for further negotiations with Government of India and NHPC. The J&K SPDC is in process of finalizing the cost of the projects.
Minister of State for Cooperative Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma, replying to a question by Muhammad Muzaffar Parray, informed the House that the Cooperative Department is contemplating to construct a shopping complex comprising 47 shops in New Colony Sopore on the Cooperative land.
Minister informed that the Society, since its inception, has land available measuring 72 kanals, 13 Marlas. He said a godown has been constructed there with an estimated cost of Rs. 117.70 lakh for storage purposes, however, presently it has been decided to rent out the said building for generating income for the society.
Minister informed that now the position has changed and there is no need for stocking of fertilizers. Therefore, it was decided that the building would be rented out for generating income to the Society. The building has been rented out, after publishing the offers in Kashmir Uzma (two times), Greater Kashmir and in Sheharbeen programme of Radio Kashmir for ensuring transparency. The building has been rented out on an annual rent of Rs. 3 lakh with increase of 6 percent after every three years. |
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