DH NEWS SERVICE
leh, Aug 11
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, has directed promotion of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) through training in business models, product packaging, and marketing, along with showcasing products at platforms like airports to help rural women become ‘Lakhpati Didis’. Chairing a comprehensive review meeting at the LH Secretariat, the LG assessed functioning and implementation of various schemes and projects in departments including Law & Justice, Social & Tribal Welfare, Rural Development, IT, and Disaster Management.
Special Secretary Qureshi Tariq Mehmood outlined the Law & Justice Department’s role in legal advice, litigation management, legislative drafting, ongoing infrastructure projects, and staff shortages.
Administrative Secre-tary Shashanka Ala presented schemes under Social & Tribal Welfare, such as ICDS-Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya, Mission Shakti, PM Matru Vandana Yojana, disability support schemes, and Lt Governor’s Student Support (Rewa). She also reviewed Rural Development Department initiatives like MGNREGA, SBM-Gramin, PMAY-Gramin, DAY-NULM, and Watershed Development. IT Department updates included 4G mobile tower connectivity, Ladakh State Data Centre, Bharat Net Project, and e-office. Disaster management measures included an Emergency Operation Centre and tech-based interventions.
The LG stressed saturation of central schemes, ensuring no beneficiary is left out, and directed surveys to identify disabled children for targeted benefits. He directed the concerned department officials to conduct survey to identify disabled children in Ladakh so that all central government schemes could be provided to them. He advised counselling for those opting for consanguineous marriages due to genetic risks. Highlighting BDO shortages, the Lt Governor suggested promoting Panchayat Inspector Grade I to BDO posts. He called for improved solid and wastewater management for a healthy Ladakh and ODF+ certification, as well as inter-department convergence for watershed projects.
For complete mobile connectivity, the Lt Governor directed telecom companies to meet targets on time. He stated that courses on wildlife, ecology and other subjects which is fundamental to Ladakhi youth must be introduced so that they can take them up further and make a livelihood out of it. He directed the concerned departmental officials to augment emergency systems to provide timely assistance to the public in times of emergency.
