Srinagar, January 05 (Scoop News) –Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday announced fast track recruitment of 80,000 educated youth in government service through service selection agencies within next some months adding that employment generation in government and private sectors has been flagged as top most concern by his government. “We have already set in motion a mechanism to fill up vacancies in government departments as fast as possible”, he added.
The Chief Minister also indicated the intension of the government to make provision in the next year’s Budget for stipend and insurance cover of sarpanches and panches irrespective of getting any financial support from the Centre in this regard.
“We have taken up this issue with the Centre for funds”, he said maintaining that whether the Centre Government accedes to the request of the State or not, the State Government would make the provision in the next Budget for providing stipend and insurance cover to panchayat members. “This is likely to involve Rs. 100 crores annually”, he added.
Addressing a rally of panches and sarpanches here this afternoon, Omar Abdullah said that powerful and effective Panchayat Raj system in the State is his government’s commitment and every effort would be made to realize this goal.
The Chief Minister said that the success of panchayat system is the success of his government. “Jammu and Kashmir is a State which cannot be governed from the Secretariat but by the grass root level democratic institutions representing aspirations of the people, as such, we have moved forward with a commitment to create a powerful panchayat system in the State”, he said adding that the services of 14 departments have been transferred to these institutions while transfer of many more powers are in the pipeline.
Omar Abdullah asked the newly elected MLCs from panchayat quota to keep close rapport with panches and sarpanches and oversee the utilization of powers entrusted to panchayats at block and village levels. He said Legislative Council Members representing panchayats should highlight the areas requiring intervention in ensuring utilization of powers by the panchayats in the development process.
Referring to the development registered in the State during the last four years of coalition government, Omar Abdullah said that on this day four years back NC-Congress coalition government pledged to work together to seek peace and prosperity in the State.
“We worked sincerely towards achieving this goal and the impact of our endeavour is visible on ground whether opposition would like to see it or not”, he said adding that opposition parties have developed the mindset to deny the achievements of ruling parties and same is true in Jammu and Kashmir.
Minister for Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar in his speech highlighted the role of panchayats in fast tracking development in the rural areas added that government under the leadership of Omar Abdullah is taking all measures to strengthen Panchayat Raj and seek welfare of panchayat members.
Sagar said that panchayat institutions would be highly useful to implement flagship programmes successfully and derive better results from the schemes aimed at development of rural areas. He said panchayats have an important role in making people aware of PSGA and helping them to derive best benefits out of this path breaking initiative of Omar-led government.
Minister of State for Rural Development, Ajaz Ahmad Khan in his speech said that holding of panchayat elections and establishing powerful panchayat system in the State was revolutionary step of the coalition government. He said under the dynamic leadership of Omar Abdullah and the support of UPA Government and by keen interest of Rahul Gandhi in the progress of Jammu and Kashmir, the State would march fast towards the goal of peace, progress and prosperity.
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