Development Funds To Be Hiked At Village Level

In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir Government is learned to have decided to make a substantial hike in the funds to be spent on the works identified at the panchayat level during the much-talked-about week-long “Back to village” program held across the state in June this year.

Highly placed sources told The Tribune that the state administration, headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik, had decided to increase the amount to be given to each Deputy Commissioner (DC) for carrying out development works at the panchayat level. “A comprehensive proposal has been finalized and it will be given a practical shape in a few days,” sources said.
On September 5, the government had released Rs 121 crore through Budget Estimation, Allocation & Monitoring System (BEAMS) with Rs 5 crore each to Divisional Commissioner Jammu and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and Rs 1 crore to Divisional Commissioner Ladakh and Rs 5 crore each to 22 district development commissioners (DDCs) for undertaking works identified in respective “panchayat halqas” of their district in respect of demands raised during “Back to village” programme.