JAMMU, OCTOBER 22. Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, today said that the government is dedicated to fulfil aspirations of the people by undertaking a holistic developmental programme.
The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing an introductory meeting of officers here today. Minister for Agriculture Production and RDD, Javed Ahmed Dar was also present in the meeting. The meeting was attended by all divisional heads of different departments.
While calling for a synergized effort for speeding up development of Jammu and Kashmir, the Deputy Chief Minister said that we need to focus on proper implementation of various initiatives undertaken so that people get benefitted. He said that primary role of the government is to address the developmental concerns of the people and ensure their participatory role in various initiatives.
“The focus of administration should be people friendly so that the gaps, if any, are abridged and citizen centric approach is adopted. The officers have to ensure proper implementation of various schemes and also obtaining feedback about the lacuna from the ground level as well”, the Deputy Chief Minister emphasized. He said that the government has to rise to the occasion to meet expectations of the people.
The Deputy Chief Minister was also briefed by the officers about the status of implementation of various flagship programmes of different departments.
Meanwhile, Choudhary along with Minister for Agriculture Production and RDD, Javed Ahmed Dar, today attended the last rites of Shashi Bhushan Abrol, resident of Jammu who was killed in recent militant attack at Gagangir, Ganderbal, Kashmir.
The Deputy Chief Minister and Javed Ahmed Dar also met with father and other family members of the deceased and assured them all support from the J&K Government. They said that all their grievances would be addressed on priority basis. They also assured the bereaved family that the issue of providing compensation to them will be taken up with the concerned authorities. While speaking with the media persons, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the Government is committed to prevent these type of incidents besides focusing on maintaining peace and brotherhood in the region.
