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| Cabinet waives off interest, fine on electricity bills | | Highway Corporation in offing | | Early times Report
Tangdar, May 30: In an unprecedented initiative aimed at ‘taking the government to people's door steps and focus on area specific development needs', Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired the State Cabinet meeting at Tangdar (Karnah), the remotest area in Northern Kashmir situated near the Actual Line of Control.
Taking some important decisions, the cabinet approved waiver of interest and fines incurred on pending electricity bills across the state. The cabinet also approved a scheme for the defaulting subscribers allowing them to pay their outstanding electricity bill in installments.
The cabinet also approved the formation of a Highway corporation of the state on the pattern of J&K PCC with the concerned minister of R&B to head the corporation as its Chairman. The main agenda of the corporation will be extension and widening of road network across the state.
The cabinet also approved the interim appointment of K Rajendra as acting Director General of Police.
The Chief Minister, who arrived here on Tuesday, reviewed the status of development of Karnah Tehsil at a high level officers meeting this morning. He met various deputations of the people, interacted with Panchayat representatives and also received scores of individuals who brought to his notice their personal problems.
The Chief Minister received the sector wise appraisal of development schemes under implementation in Tangdar and Teetwal blocks constituting Karnah Tehsil, at the officers meeting. He granted additional Rs. one crore funds for the completion of school buildings damaged in 2005 earthquake. The Chief Minister also sanctioned another Rs. one crore for Sub-District Hospital Tangdar and fixed September 2012 end target date for its completion.
Omar directed for constitution of a Committee to be headed by the Chief Secretary to finalize modus operandi for fast track filling up of vacancies in health and education sectors in Karnah Tehsil. He also directed the District Development Commissioner, Kupwara to immediately identify land for construction of staff quarters for the government employees serving in this remote area.
Obtaining the work done status of R&B sector, the Chief Minister was apprised that 53 road schemes at a cost of over Rs. 36 crores are presently under execution in Karnah Tehsil. It was stated that 126 kilometers of roads have been constructed, upgraded and macadamized in the Tehsil last year and a comprehensive programme for road developments is being implemented to connect the remote and cut off areas.
Omar Abdullah was told that six water supply schemes involving an expenditure of Rs. 4.71 crore are presently in various stages of execution. An amount of Rs. 3 crore has been spent on these schemes envisaging coverage of substantial population under the portable drinking water supply programme. It was stated that two water supply schemes have been completed recently.
The Chief Minister was informed that as many as 221 schools are functioning in the Tehsil which includes 116 primary, 90 middle, 9 high and 4 higher secondary schools. It was stated that 6 primary schools have been upgraded to middle standard level last year.
The Chief Minister was apprised that the Sub-District Hospital involving about Rs. 7 crores is under construction in Tangdar and Rs. 5.72 crores have been spent on it. The Chief Minister approved additional Rs. one crore for installation of central heating system in the hospital. It was stated that 2 sub Health Centres at Pendi and Jadi are under construction at a cost of over Rs. 18 lakhs.
Omar Abdullah asked the officers to ensure time bound completion of schemes and stressed on them to ensure up to the mark public service delivery to the people. He said that reaching out to people in all areas has been underlined the benchmark of the functioning of the government. He told the officers to be at the beck and call of people on development front and show quick response to their needs.
The Chief Minister also interacted with sarpanches and panches of Tehsil Karnah and apprised them of services transferred by government to these basic democratic units to empower them for undertaking various development works and formulating plans for the people in the areas they represent. He said a powerful and delivering Panchayati Raj system is his government's commitment and measures have already been initiated in this direction.
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