Bandipora April 15: Additional District Development Commissioner Bandipora Ali Afsar Khan on Saturday chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the status of the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP) at mini secretariat Bandipora.
The meeting was attended by District Nodal Officer Coordination Mohammad Ashraf Hakak who is also holding charge of Assistant Commissioner Development, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat Muzaffar Ahmad and BDOs of various blocks.
ADDC on the occasion said that the programme is aimed at improving the performance of areas on various development parameters.
He said the activities under APDP shall be monitored by BDOs at Block Level and concerned Nodal Officer at District Level.
While reviewing the progress made under the programme the meeting discussed threadbare various indicators of the programme.
The ADDC said that administration is committed to take all necessary measures to achieve programme's objectives.
He stressed on the importance of converging the efforts of various stakeholders to achieve the desired outcomes of inclusive and sustainable development and to ensure benefits reach the grass root level.
Khan also stressed on the importance of strengthening the capacity of panchayats to plan, implement, and monitor development programmes.
