SBM (G), Development of the Panchayat Index | CS assesses the progress of the implementation

Srinagar, May 3: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat to review the progress of preparation of Panchayat Development Index (PDI) in Jammu and Kashmir.

Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Director General Rural Sanitation, Anu Malhotra, Secretary RDD, Director RDD and other concerned officials attended the meeting in person and virtually.

The meeting focused on various indicators used to evaluate the performance of panchayats across development parameters, including configuration of mandatory and optional indicators, data verification processes and field office updates. In addition, progress on configuration of data points for locked indicators, District Confidence Frames (DCFs) published by J&K, and PDI portal opened for data entry was also reviewed.