KISHTWAR, MARCH 04: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar, Dr. Devansh Yadav today listened to the issues and grievances of people and PRIs under the District Administration’s public outreach programme held, here in the Dak Bungalow.
Chairperson, Municipal Council Sajjad Ahmed Najjar, Ward Councillors, civil society members and other stakeholders were present on the occasion.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kishori Lal Sharma; ASP Rajinder Singh; GM DIC Mohammad Ashraf; DSWO, Zubair Ahmed; Tehsildar, Muneeb Umar; EO Municipal Council, Ninad Sen; CDPO Ifat Ara; CHO Sajid Mustafa, besides several other officers also attended the public darbar.
At the outset, the Chairperson Municipal Council and other Councilors and prominent persons highlighted the issues and grievances of the people and sought the intervention of the Deputy Commissioner for redress of the same for the overall welfare and socio-economic development of the town.
The people from adjacent villages also raised public issues before the DC and demanded improvement in water and electricity supply, macadamization of link roads, augmentation of education and healthcare facilities.
After listening to the grievances and issues, the DC issued on the spot directions to the concerned officers of line departments to look into and redressed the same on priority.
While clearing doubts regarding Property Tax, the DC said that Property Tax levied will be invested in the town areas and all the small houses below 1000 sqfts will be exempted.
This tax amount collected will go 100 percent into the Municipal Council Fund and will be utilized for addressing the development needs of the town, he added.
Besides he said that the tax calculated will be Rs 500-1500 annually and will incur minimal burden on the Municipal residents.
