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  An effectivecommunication network is essential not only to cater to the needs of travel andtransport but also for socio-economic development of Jammu and Kashmir. In caseof J&K, the same is all the more important for promotion of tourism as welland revival of tourism and restoration of damaged infrastructure.Government isall set to complete 180 vital developmental projects this fiscal in publicworks sector—taking the mission road to development much ahead across Jammu andKashmir.

Department of Finance, under the Jammu and KashmirInfrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited (JKIDFC) - a newlycreated Government undertaking body, in a series of nine meetings sanctioned593 projects with balance sanctioned cost of Rs. 1313.24 crore pertaining toroads and bridges.

The sanctioned 593 projects include 380 roads with balancecost of Rs 867.26 crore, 198 bridges with balance cost of Rs. 413.38 crore and15 buildings with balanced cost of Rs. 32.60 crore.

For the effective implementation of the programme; theprojects under execution are being regularly monitored at the executive agencylevel and at the highest level as well.

The Department of PW(R&B) has targeted to complete 180projects by end of March 2020. The Department till now has completed 111projects which include 50 roads, 56 bridges and 5 buildings. Rs 221.74 crorehave been incurred on these languishing projects till date.

Notably, the Jammu and Kashmir Government with its all-outefforts created a special fund to complete all the languishing projects, worksof all the Departments—which were left halfway due to the scarcity of funds.

The Department of Finance, under the Jammu and KashmirInfrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited (JKIDFC) startedsanctioning the languishing projects in the year 2018.

The Government—with the supplementation of Centralresources, made concerted efforts in rebuilding of destroyed infrastructure inthe shape of roads, bridges, school buildings and the social infrastructure.With this objective in view, special schemes have been launched—besidesbolstering the ongoing schemes of the Public Works Department.

 It may be recalledhere that in order to bolster economy and take Mission Development ahead, Jammuand Kashmir Government under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor, GC Murmuis  taking every possible step tocomplete nearly two-thousand vital projects by March 2021.

The Finance Department has carved out a robust MonitoringMechanism to monitor and access the on-going works in people can also reporttheir grievances whenever any developmental activities are carried out acrossJammu and Kashmir.


Publish Time: 21 February 2020
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