Ministry of Home Affairs, North Zone Council, organised the 21st meeting of Standing Committee on North Zone Council at Chandigarh.  The meeting organised by the MHA and hosted by the Government of Haryana was a precursor to the NZC meeting being chaired...

Deputy Commission(DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, who is also the District Election Officer(DEO) Sunday chaired a meeting here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex to review the preparedness for the upcoming Assembly Elections in District. At...

To finalize the draft Operation and Maintenance (O&M) policy of Swachh Bharat Mission- Grameen (SBM-G) assets in rural areas of J&K, Secretary Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today reviewed the proposal...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Monday inaugurated a 28-day training program for newly appointed Panchayat Secretaries in Jammu. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Director, RDD Jammu, Mohammad...

The Fifth Finance Commission (FC) for Union Territories, headed by Anil Kumar Jha, today convened a high-level meeting here to evaluate the role of local governance institutions like Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the...

The three-day workshop on ‘Rangeland Management for Sustainable Rural Development,’ organized by the Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj (RDD&PR), Jammu and Kashmir, concluded today with significant engagement from both national and international...

Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today launched the 15-day long Swachhta Pakhwada ‘The Shuchita Sangram’ campaign, at Srinagar. At the opening ceremony of the campaign, the Lt Governor felicitated Safaimitras and lauded the significant contribution of Sanitation...

A three-day Workshop on ‘Rangeland Management for Sustainable Rural Development’ organised by the Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj (RDD&PR), J&K, in collaboration with the IYRP Support Group of South Asia and NABARD started today...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Monday inaugurated a two-day refresher training program for master trainers on the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) Phase II at Jammu and Kashmir...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, conducted a first-quarter review of departmental schemes in several Jammu districts on Monday. The review focused on Rajouri, Reasi, Poonch, and Samba, following earlier...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, conducted a comprehensive review of departmental schemes in Shopian, Kulgam, and Pulwama districts. The review also assessed the status of ongoing projects funded under...

Secretary Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Monday inaugurated a one day UT level workshop on “Panchayat Development Plan and MGNREGA convergence” in Srinagar. The workshop was attended by Director Social Welfare...

Secretary Rural Development Department (RDD), Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, conducted a comprehensive review of facilities being extended to pilgrims during the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) at Baltal. During the visit, the Secretary emphasized the officers...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (Nodal Officer for SANJY via Baltal Axis), today conducted an extensive tour of Baltal to have a firsthand appraisal about the arrangements being put in place for Shri...

Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha launched various Swachh initiatives of Directorate of Rural Sanitation for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2024, at Raj Bhawan today. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor commended the Directorate of Rural Sanitation. He...

In a significant step towards empowering rural entrepreneurs, the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday to empower rural entrepreneurs...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Tuesday conducted an extensive tour of Baltal base camp, Domail and Neelgrath to assess the sanitation facilities being put in place along the Sonamarg axis for the...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Monday inaugurated a three day capacity building programme for the newly appointed Junior KAS officers of the department at Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management,...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, today convened a meeting with the field functionaries to assess gaps in infrastructure development and plan measures for improvement in border villages through convergence...

Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Thursday had an interactive session with Self Help Group (SHGs) and other participants of two day UT level capacity building and training workshop on Village Poverty...