Kishtwar Reviews Progress of District Good Governance
*DC Kishtwar Reviews Progress of District Good Governance Index (DGGI)*
Kishtwar, 19-05-2025
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar, Sh. Rajesh Kumar Shavan, JKAS, reviewed the progress of the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) for March 2025.
The meeting aimed to assess the impact of various governance interventions across sectors based on the predefined parameters of the DGGI.
The DC conducted a comprehensive review covering sector-specific performance in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Employment, Education, Health, Rural Development, Public Infrastructure, Jal Shakti, Banks, and other departments.
The focus was on evaluating governance measures under the DGGI framework and analyzing indicators to gain insights into the current status and progress over time.
The DC emphasized the need for departments to focus on improving their performance on DGGI indicators. He issued directions to various departments to improve performance across multiple parameters, including increasing poultry production through counseling and support, expanding KCC coverage, enhancing food grain production, boosting the growth of major horticulture produce, promoting crop insurance, and supporting MSME units, among others.
The DC also directed efforts to improve gender parity and retention rates of students at the secondary school level, with the support of Village Level Committee members and the Education Department, through the organization of awareness camps across all villages in the district.
Additionally, he instructed the RDD, Revenue, and other concerned departments to identify land for the construction of Anganwadi Centers, aiming to shift them from private accommodations to government-owned buildings on a large scale.
He further urged officers to analyze past indices to identify gaps and formulate strategies to bridge them, in order to achieve the desired outcomes.
DC Kishtwar encouraged departmental officers to work with heightened enthusiasm and dedication to improve developmental outcomes within the DGGI framework, with a strong focus on adopting good governance practices.
The meeting was attended by CEO KDA/ACD Kishtwar Kaiser Bhawani, DSEO Kishtwar Akhil Thakur, EO Municipality Kishtwar Mirza Mumtaz Iqbal, AD Handicrafts Kishtwar Pardeep Shan, CMO Kishtwar Dr. Rajinder Kumar, CHO Kishtwar Sajid Mustafa, DSHO Kishtwar, Dy. CEO Kishtwar, ExEn PMGSY, and other sectoral officers.
