SRINAGAR: Continuing its endeavour on the developmental front, the Srinagar District has been ranked as the top-performing district under the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP) and Aspirational Block Development Programme (ABDP) for the year 2022-23.
The district has also achieved the first rank under the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) 3.0 among all the ten districts of the Kashmir Division.
Under the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP), the four panchayats of Srinagar District, namely Fakir Gujree-B, Panzinara-A, Khonmoh-C, and Soiteng Panchayat, have been declared the top-performing panchayats by achieving aggregate scores of 84.04, 84.31, 82.52, and 83.90 points respectively across J&K.
These panchayats were identified for focused development and improvement efforts under the APDP for the year 2022-23. The aim under the APDP was to uplift the socio-economic development scenario in these panchayats by addressing the specific areas highlighted by the selected parameters/indicators.
Similarly, under the Aspirational Block Development Programme (ABDP) ranking for the year 2022-23, the Harwan and Khonmoh Blocks in Srinagar District have been ranked as the top-performing blocks among all CD Blocks of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Harwan Block of the District has achieved a score of 80.10, while the Khonmoh Block has scored 79.20 points on the Ranking Dashboard.
Under the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) 3.0, a tool to assess and benchmark governance at the district level, the Srinagar District has scored the first rank among all the ten districts of the Kashmir Division by scoring a 6.0045 District-wise Composite Score.
Speaking about the achievements, the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, has said that this is a proud moment for Srinagar District, which has been attained through a collective team effort. The DC has also congratulated the officers and urged them to work with added zeal and dedication to retain the top ranks.
It is pertinent to mention that in order to achieve 100 percent saturation under 61 parameters/indicators of ABDP covering four major aspects of human development, namely poverty, health & nutrition, education, and basic infrastructure, smart kindergartens, vocational training centres, automatic biochemistry analysers, delivery tables with multi-para monitors, and baby warmers were established in Harwan Block.
Besides, composite health cum nutrition centres were also constructed, apart from the upgradation of public infrastructure.
Similarly, in Khonmoh Block, smart classrooms, smart kindergartens, and vocational training centres were established. In addition, digital X-ray with CR system 500MA and NIBP monitors, composite health cum nutrition centres have been set up in the Block.
Besides, provision for micro-irrigation facility was also made.
Footbridges and link roads have also been constructed in the Block.
Likewise, under the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme, the four most backward Panchayats of the District were given focused development and improvement efforts under the APDP for the year 2022-23 with the aim to uplift the socio-economic development scenario in these panchayats.
It is also worth mentioning that the Planning Development and Monitoring Department today released the district-wise ranking of all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir based on key performance indicators. (KNO)
