Kupwara, Dec 22 : The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Ms. Ayushi Sudan, today, chaired the meeting of District Level Review Committee (DLRC) here at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex to assess and discuss the progress of various developmental initiatives in the district.
The meeting was attended by all the stakeholders, including, JD Planning, Abdul Majeed Karnahi, LDO RBI Sanjeev Sharma, DDM NABARD Zubair Wasil, Head of all government departments, representatives from public and private sector banks.
The meeting began with a comprehensive review of Minutes of the last meeting which were read out by Lead District Manager , Mehboob Ellahi Khan.
Heads of all the departments provided updates on the status of the projects, highlighting achievements, challenges faced and future plans for further improvement.
Addressing the meeting, the DDC who is also Chairperson of the District Level Review Committee, emphasized on financial inclusion and the implementation of welfare schemes for marginalized sections of the community in letter and spirit. The DLRC members engaged in constructive discussions to identify innovative strategies for addressing the unique challenges of the district and ensuring equitable development
DDC directed all the banks and the sponsoring agencies to work with greater coordination and cohesion to achieve the goals and targets of financial inclusion, besides generation of employment for unemployed youth of the district.
DDC further directed banks for early disposal of financial assistance cases and instructed line departments to sponsor cases to respective branches strictly as per service area, within the stipulated time frame.
DDC directed banks and concerned line departments to ensure participation in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra for creating awareness about the financial inclusion, employment generation and ensure saturation of all the schemes.
She said employment generation for youth is the top most priority of the Government and instructed sponsoring agencies and banks to work with added dedication for the betterment of youth.
On the occasion, Area Marketing Officer (AMO) Kupwara was directed to achieve the target of sponsoring walnut processing units under PMFME at the earliest, in coordination with the Department of Industries and other allied departments like Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture and Horticulture departments and ensure that FPOs are also targeted for the purpose.
DC asked LDM to share the status of Banking Facilities in the Hayama and Manigah area with her office. DC directed DIC Kupwara to onboard the pending beneficiaries under Vishwakarma and give proper awareness of Vishwakarma scheme to the people.
While highlighting the overall performance for the FY 2023-24, LDM, Mehboob Ellahi Khan, apprised the chair about the targets and achievements under ACP 2023-24, under priority and Non-priority sector.
The Deputy Commisioner directed LDM to ensure that there is substantial improvement in all the parameters, especially under priority sector before the next meeting to be held in the month of January itself.
