DDC Kathua reviews implementation of BADP

Kathua: District Development Commissioner, Om Parkash Bhagat today chaired a meeting to review the physical /financial progress under Border Area Development Programme during the financial year 2020-21.

Threadbare discussions on the ongoing BADP projects of PWD PHE, PDD, Rural Development, Social Welfare, Employment, Handicrafts, ICDS etc was held in the meeting.

The DDC directed Assistant Commissioner Development to submit the list of villages covered under BADP along with GPS coordinates without any delay. He reviewed the status of infrastructural facilities in border villages and saturation of border blocks with development/ centrally sponsored schemes ending November 2020. Physical /financial achievements of the execution of various works of model villages, Skill Development and other works against which funds stand revalidated during 2020-21 were also reviewed.

The DDC laid thrust on completion of all the ongoing and projected works within the stipulated time adhering to the quality standards provisioned in the BADP guidelines.

Among others, Chief Planning Officer, XEN PDD, XEN PHE, XEN Irrigation, PO ICDS, Assistant Director Food and Supplies, BDO Nagri, Assistant Director Handicrafts attended the meeting.