Mian Altaf inaugurates zonal forest office, disburses over Rs. 18 lakh among 101 families, By Ishueye. KANGAN, SEPTEMBER 06: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad today disbursed over Rs. 18 lakh among 101 beneficiaries of Kangan blockunder IAY scheme besides inaugurating Zonal Soil Conservation Office Complex at Kangan completed at a cost of Rs. 20 lakh. Speaking on the occasion, Mian Altaf said that every effort is being made by the Governmentto increase the allocation under the IAY scheme in order to bring maximum families under its ambit. He said the number of families, deserving for benefit under IAY, are increasing, adding that “it is not possible for us to extend the benefit of the scheme to everyone, at a time, in view of limited financial resources available with the Government”. The Minister said that Government of India has increased the amount from Rs. 45000 to Rs. 75000 to be provided to every family in three equal instalments and asked concerned to evolve a mechanism so that the beneficiaries will not have to face any difficulty in collecting the money. He asked the authorities of Rural Development Department to understand their responsibilitie s and ensure that money are delivered in minimum possible time to the beneficiary. Main Altaf asked people to monitor the development works coming up in their respective areas and bring into the notice of the Government through their representative about any discrepancy or poor quality of workso that corrective measures are taken by the Government in time. The Minister said that Rs 10.84 crore have been earmarked for 770 works being taken upin Kangan block out of which 200 works stands completed so far. He said 3 Panchayat Ghars have been completed out of 14 while work on remaining Panchayat Ghars is at different stages of completion in the block. Hesaid Rs. 2.42 cr have been allocated under the scheme for current fiscal. Chief Conservator Forests, Nisar Ahmad Darzi, Director Soil Conservation, U. Pachnada, Chief Conservator Forests, Roshan Jaggi, Joint Director Soil Conservation, Ali Mohammad Dar,Additional District Development Commissioner, Mr Gasi, District Soil Conservation Officers Srinagar/ Ganderbal, Firdous Ahmad, Zonal Soil Conservation Officer(ZSCO) Srinagar/ Ganderbal, Shahzad Ahmad Mir besides senior officers from Rural Development and other departments were present on the event. ZSCO, Mr Shahzad informed that block Kanganis mostly situated on hilly terrains where Soil Conservation Department has an important role to play. He said soil erosion is a common phenomenon in the area and assured that every effort would be made to keep check on such incidents.
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