KUPWARA: Secretary of Transport, Prasanna Ramaswamy G, today visited Kupwara and presided over a mega public darbar at Degree College to take stock of issues faced by the people.
The event witnessed an overwhelming response from PRIs and the general public who voiced their concerns on a wide range of issues.
Vice Chairman, District Development Council Kupwara, Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir, ADDC Kupwara, Altaf Ahmad Khan, ADC Kupwara, Gh Nabi Bhat, DDC member Drugmulla, Advocate Amina Majeed, BDC Chairpersons, Principal Government Degree College Kupwara, Mohammed Shafi Lone, District officers, PRIs, besides various delegations and a large number of people were present in the Public Outreach programme.
Addressing the event, Prasana Ramaswami, stressed to make Public Darbars a productive, interactive and two-way communication process. He said that the government is committed to serving the common masses with added accountability and transparency, in a time-bound manner.
The secretary emphasized on prioritizing grievances and asked the public to keep regular follow-up of every issue until it reaches a logical conclusion. He said that he would assist in the perusal of their specific community-based grievances. He appealed to the public to contribute towards the growth and development of society and sought productive conversation and feedback on welfare schemes.
He said that the main aim of conducting Public Darbar is to have a convergent bridge between the administration and the people, adding that the theme of Public Darbar is “Administration at the doorsteps of People”.
Secretary interacted with beneficiaries of various welfare schemes, minutely discussed the economic model of each business unit and sought feedback regarding the scope of improvement.
Beneficiaries, on the occasion, demanded that proper training regarding the value addition of milk products, vermicomposting and other allied fields should be imparted to progressive farmers and entrepreneurs.
During the Public Darbar, students of Government Degree College Kupwara raised their concerns regarding the shortage of public transport from Kupwara to Bohipora.
Secretary directed ARTO Kupwara to address the issue and ensure that route plan and fare charges are given wide publicity.
While taking cognizance of the grievances raised by the general public, the Secretary sought the response of concerned officers and said that their specific grievances would be taken up with the concerned quarter for timely and early action. On this occasion, the Secretary e-inaugurated three development projects.
