Jammu, March 14 (Scoop News) – Asserting that the Panchayat election are essential for devolution of powers to grass root level, the Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today asked the concerned to make foolproof arrangement for these polls.
The Chief Secretary was addressing a high level meeting convened to finalize the conduct of the polls.
Principal Secretary Home/ Chief Electoral Officer, B.R. Sharma, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister B.B. Vyas, and Secretary Rural Development, Yedullah and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
The Chief Secretary directed the officers to frame the calendar for three tier Panchayats institutions viz Halqa Panchayat, Block Development Council and District Planning and Development Board. For this purpose a roadmap may be prepared within a week and discussed again, he added.
The Chief Secretary also directed that the detailed training programme for the elected PRIs for their capacity building should also be prepared and acted upon. He also asked them to ensure that the requisite staff is trained with regard to the polling and counting of votes.