Push for Precision: Home Secy Urges Better Central Scheme Implementation in J&K
Srinagar: This was the basis for the high-profile meeting that involved Om Bhalla, Union Home Secretary, as he stressed the effective implementation of central schemes in Jammu and Kashmir. The time call has become significant during which the state prepares for its first-ever elections as a Union Territory, where political and administrative stakes increase.
He asked the local officials to orient themselves to promoting accountability and transparency in flagship programs, including PM Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, and Ayushman Bharat. He then said that delaying or mishandling implementation might eventually make them alienate the public and decrease scheme impact.
Informants at the meetings state that Bhalla did not seem pleased with the slow progress of some schemes regarding the rural area. "Schemes are mean for citizens' upliftment but such delays affect them adversely in their trust on governance," he is stated to have said.
All said and done where elections are fast-approaching, experts believe that the remarks of the Home Secretary appear to be a serious signal for complacence by bureaucrats and local officials. Political analysts also believe this media push is just another government effort at getting public confidence by putting development stories around them.
Whether this new focus is going to yield action results will be seen in the course of events. But so much has been lost by public patience that swiftly dashing measures could be the lineup between success and failure of the central governance act in the region.
