Lackadaisical approach

23/04/2018

Lackadaisical approach of all the concerned departments has created impediments in implementing majority of the decisions taken by the District Development Board of Doda one year back. Shockingly, no action has even been taken on those announcements which were made from this important platform more than three years ago by none else than the then Chief Minister of the State. This has clearly established that the importance of this institution is confined to the papers only and in real sense Government doesn't want to strengthen it. During the District Development Board (DDB) meeting of Doda held under the chairmanship of Minister for Social Welfare and Science and Technology Sajad Gani Lone on March 7, 2017, a series of decisions were taken in order to bring significant improvement in certain important sectors and an impression was given that timely action on these decisions will reduce grievances of the people up to large extent. However, the ground situation after one year is contrary to what was promised and on certain announcements some sort of follow up action has been taken but in respect of other decisions there is no end to lackadaisical approach and these are still confined to the official files.
Pointing towards the announcement regarding creation of irrigation facility for vast chunk of agriculture land, the seriousness with which this decision has been handled during the past one year can be gauged from the fact that even no source of funding has been identified for Rs 37 crore worth Jodhpur Lift Irrigation Scheme. This project was discussed in DDB meetings during past several years but nobody knows when the work on ground will begin. Now, it is being claimed by the Government that this project has been proposed under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). The dilly-dallying approach is notwithstanding the fact that this project will provide irrigation facility to nearly 15000 kanals of land. As far as road sector is concerned, it was announced in the DDB meeting that 50.22 kilometers of road length would be blacktopped, mettled, shingled and made fair weather in the district during 2017-18 financial year. What to talk of decisions of DDB meeting of last year, the concerned authorities have failed to give practical shape to certain announcements which were made three years back. All this has clearly established that the importance of institution of DDB is only confined to the papers and in real sense Government doesn't want to strengthen it by ensuring implementation of its decisions in letter and spirit.

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