DDC Rajouri sets daily target of Person days under MGNREGA ;Calls for floating all tenders in one day, timely submission of UCs, ensure field visits

RAJOURI, DECEMBER 31: District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal today asked for generating Forty Thousand PDs per day under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in the district besides stressing upon achieving a hundred percent target in this regard by the end of February 2022.

He was chairing a meeting of the concerned officers to review the performance of the Rural Development Department.

Officers who attended the meeting included ADDC, Pawan Kumar; ACD, Sushil Khajuria; CPO, Mohammad Khurshid; ACP, Mohd Rashid; ExEn REW, Bashir Ahmed; AEEs and Block Development Officers.

The meeting discussed various points including progress on persons’ days generation, progress on Aadhar seeding, status of timely payments, progress of tendering of works, progress of PMAY-G, and timely submission of UCs etc.

Discussing the progress made under persons day generation, it was informed that 1245391 Persons days have been generated till date. DDC fixed the target for generating 40000 PDs per day.

While reviewing the timely payments of wages, he directed the BDOs to ensure timely payment of wages in favor of job card holders, besides he also fixed block wise targets for ensuring hundred percent achievement in this regard.

Talking about the progress regarding the tendering of works, it was informed that out of 2519 works, the tenders of 2370 works have been floated. DDC asked the ExEn REW to ensure that all the remaininhbworks are tendered in one day besides he also directed for expediting the allotment of tenders.

Taking stock of the progress made under PMAY-G, it was informed that out of 30661 houses targeted for the current financial year, the work on 11104 stands completed. He asked the concerned officers to make sure that all the houses being constructed under the scheme are completed within the already set deadline.

While taking note of delayed submission of UCs, he asked the concerned officers to submit the UCs on time to pave the way for speedy and effective implementation of various Govt schemes on ground.

About progress of Aadhar Seeding, the DDC directed the concerned officers to achieve hundred percent aadhar seeding at the earliest.

DDC stressed on the concerned officers/officials to expedite the pace of the ongoing works and directed for regular monitoring of works.

He also asked the concerned officers to work with added zeal and in a mission mode to meet the developmental aspirations of the general public.