SRINAGAR, JANUARY 06: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K.K Sharma today urged officials of various departments to launch mass-scale awareness campaign to educate people about several welfare schemes.
Speaking to scores of delegations at Grievance camp here in Srinagar, the Advisor urged people to stay connected to the respective administrative units and educate themselves about several centrally-sponsored schemes to avail their benefits.
“Administration should launch a mass-scale awareness regarding several welfare schemes, so that people avail benefits,” Advisor Sharma urged officials, during the camp. “People need good governance and officials must make a comprehensive plan to launch awareness campaign to take development drive to the doorsteps of the people,” he said.
During pubic grievances camp, the Advisor listened to people’s demands patiently—giving on spot-directions in some cases, besides urging officials to make close coordination with people to address their grievances.
Principal Government Women College, MA Road, Srinagar, Prof Yasmeen Ashai, Chief Engineer, PDD, Aijaz Ahmad Dar, Director, SKICC, Javed Bakshi, Joint Director, School Education, Kashmir, Aabid Hussain, Joint Director, Industries and Commerce, SS Qadri among other senior officials were present during the camp.
At least 70 delegations and individuals met the Advisor during the public grievance camp.
A delegation of seasonal Teachers of School Education apprised the Advisor about their grievances and demanded regularization in the department.
Another delegation from School Education Department demanded promotions as per the guidelines. They said that no DPCs were constituted in this regard for some years.
A delegation of college academic arrangements demanded extention of their services.
A delegation of JKTDC Employees Association demanded that their 6th and 7th Pay Commission fixations were pending and several of their pension scheme cases were pending in the department.
A delegation of Adventure Tour Operators Association met the Advisor and urged him to take steps in launching Adventure tourism in Sonmarg and Gulmarag. They also demanded that Soft Adventure Tourism should be issued on priority basis.
A delegation of SIDCO demanded that incentives for Micro and Small enterprises should be enhanced by the Government as they have been working on meager salary.
A delegation of Contractors Association met the Advisor, demanding settlement of their long-pending dues with the PDD. The Advisor directed CE, PDD on the sport to examine the case and settle it within a stipulated time. They informed the Advisor that the contractors, who executed the works under Swabagiya Scheme, should be settled immediately.
A delegation of FMPHWs, MMPHWs, demanded regularization in the department, urging the Advisor that the Government must enhance the posts in the NHM.
Employees Association demanded that their 6th and 7th Pay Commission fixations were pending and several of their pension scheme cases were pending in the department.
Several other delegations and individuals apprised the Advisor about their grievances.