CS for equitable development of tribal areas under DA-JGUA

Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, wednesday chaired the maiden Apex Committee meeting held to review and accelerate implementation of the 'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan' (DA-JGUA), marking a significant step towards equitable and holistic development of tribal communities.

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The Abhiyan is a flagship initiative of the Government of India aimed at comprehensive human development in tribal areas.

Present in the meeting were Principal Secretary, Power Development Department; Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department; Principal Secretary, School Education Department; Commissioner Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs; Secretary, Tribal Affairs; Secretary, Planning; Secretary, Health & Medical Education; Secretary, Information Technology; Secretary, Rural Development Department besides other concerned senior officers.

The Chief Secretary directed the department to work hard towards ensuring that the benefits of the scheme equally reach all tribal areas of J&K. He laid particular stress on the importance of robust data validation at the grassroots level.

The Chief Secretary asked the Deputy Commissioners to conduct thorough ground truthing, visiting the villages to validate the data and pinpoint gaps across 25 critical parameters. He reiterated that reliable data is essential for impactful interventions, highlighting the need for meticulous verification to ensure data accuracy.