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The
Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj is headed
by Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
and Hon’ble Minister of State for Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj who are assisted by Secretary to Government
Rural Development Department who is of the rank of IAS. Below
him there are three Additional Secretaries of the rank of
senior KAS and two Under Secretaries.
At the provincial level, the Directorate is headed by the
Director Rural Dev. who is a major head of the Department in
terms of Jammu and Kashmir Book of financial powers. The post
is held by senior KAS/IAS officers. He exercises the
administrative and the financial control over the whole of the
province and is assisted by Joint Director, (Planning) Deputy
Director (Adm), District Panchayat Officer (Publicity)
Accounts Officer and other ministerial staff to carry out the
day to day working in the Directorate.
The Joint Director, (Planning) deals with the Planning process
in respect of formulation of the plans at the provincial level
and their submission to the Govt. for approval of the Planning
and Development Deptt. He monitors the schemes being
implemented in the field and provides necessary assistance to
the Director Rural Development in effective implementation of
the schemes.
The Deputy Director (Administration) provides assistance to
the Director, Rural Development in all the Administrative
matters. The assistance is provided on the issues pertaining
to establishment, legal matters and also matters relating to
disciplinary proceedings, complaints and other issues related
to the Administration. He is also designated as the
Departmental Vigilance Officer of the Department.
The District Panchayat Officer (Publicity) Assists Director,
Rural Development in matters relating to the publicity of
schemes and highlighting achievements.
The Block Development Officer (Headquarter) is the Incharge of
the Cell established for the disposal of grievances of
disabled persons.
The Accounts Officer provides assistance to the Director,
Rural Development in the field of financial/accounts matters.
He is also the drawing and disbursing officer of the
Directorate. He also formulates the budget and monitors the
Non Plan expenditure.
The Directorate of Rural Development Jammu exercises control
over the following six Districts namely:-
1. Jammu
2. Kathua
3. Udhampur
4. Rajouri
5. Doda
6. Poonch
Besides these 6 Districts, Government of J&K has recently
carved out Four Additional Districts in Jammu province with
their Headquarters at
1. Samba
2. Reasi
3. Ramban
4. Kishtwar
These four newly created Districts are to resume functioning
w.e.f Ist of April, 2007.
The Directorate of Rural Development has units at the
District/Block levels. There are 65 CD & NES Blocks functional
in Jammu province, out of which 57 Blocks are recognized
blocks and 8 blocks are unrecognized.
At the District level, following officers are under the
administrative control of the directorate of Rural
Development, Jammu.
1. Assistant Commissioner Development
2. Assistant Project, Director DRDA
3. Executive Engineer, REW
4. District Panchayat Officers
At the Block level, there is a Block Development Officer who
is assisted by Block Planning Officer, Junior Engineers and
other field functionaries like Panchayat Inspectors, V.L.Ws,
Mukhi Savikas, Gram Savikas, and MPWs etc.
Assistant Commissioner Development releases the funds to the
Block Development Officers for implementation of various works
approved under the scheme by the District Development
Boards/other competent authorities. Assistant Commissioner
Development consolidates the District Plan on the basis of
inputs received from the Block Development Officers. The
District Plan compiled by him is submitted to the Directorate
of Rural Development for technical vetting before it is
considered by the District Development Board for approval in
its meeting. ACD is competent to accord Administrative
Approval of the works involving the estimated cost upto
Rs.5.00 lacs in accordance with Govt.Order No.300-Agri of 1996
dated 06-06-1996.
2. Assistant Project Director, (District Rural Development
Agency)
In every district there is a District Rural Development Agency
with District Development Commissioner as its Chairman
assisted by the Assistant Project Director DRDA who is
exercising the over all Administrative and Financial control
over the affairs of the Agency as well as the scheme
implemented by the Block Development Officers.
3. Rural Engineering Wing
Govt has created the post of Superintending Engineer REW vide
Govt Order No. 146 RD of 2006 Dated 17-05-2006 to make the
engineering wing more effective for creating the quality
assets and to give it more teeth.
In every district, there is a Rural Engineering Wing headed by
the Executive Engineer who looks after the technical aspects
of the execution of works. The Assistant Executive Engineers
and Assistant Engineers posted in the district work under his
control. He accords technical sanctions of the works involving
estimated cost up to Rs.5.00 lacs and also accords test checks
of works to ensure quality of works in the District. He is
assisted by Junior Engineers and Work Supervisors at the
Block/Panchayat level.
4. District Panchayat Officer
At the district level, the matters related to the Panchayats
and Panchayat Property/assets are attended to by the District
Panchayat Officer. He is assisted by Plantation watcher and
Plantation supervisor besides Panchayat Auditor posted in the
District. The District Panchayat Officer is also the estates
officer of the Department and is implementing and supervising
the rural sanitation programme in the district. At the Block
Level, such matters are supervised by the Panchayat Inspector
and at the Panchayat Level there is a Secretary Panchayat (VLW,
Gram Sevika, and MPW).The property of the Panchayats viz.
Plantation Nurseries, Panchayat Ghars and other Panchayat
Assets are supervised by the Plantation Supervisor/Plantation
Watcher and Plantation Helpers.
Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), implemented by the BDOs at
Block level is also being monitored by the District Panchayat
Officers. The scheme is being implemented by Director, Rural
Sanitation.
The District Panchayat Officer is the designated authority for
implementation of various provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir
Panchayati Raj Act.
5. BLOCK LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP
At the Block Level, the Block Development Officers is
responsible for formulation and implementation of Action Plans
under various schemes through the field staff, which comprises
of:
I. Panchayat Inspector
II. Junior Engineers
III. Village Level Workers(VLWs)
IV. Mukhi Savikas/Gram Savikas.
V. Multi Purpose Workers(MPWs)
VI. Plantation Supervisors/Watchers.
VII. Chowkidars.
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