LEH, JULY 03: CEC, LAHDC Leh, Gyal P Wangail today gave asend-off to 1st batch of 30 Sarpanches who are going for week-long exposuretour to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala states. The tour is being organized by RuralDevelopment & Panchayati Raj Department.

Addressing the Sarpanches, the CEC said that it is importantto strengthen Panchayati Raj System to ensure people’s participation anddevelopment at the grass root level. He said conducting such exposure tourswould play a great role in capacity building of our Panchayats. He emphasizedto take maximum advantage of the field exposure tour so that Panchayats coulddeliver much better on the ground.

CEC stressed on the need to maintain close coordinationbetween Councillors and Sarpanches while implementing developmental worksacross the district. He said that Hill Council and PRI are two vital governingbodies in the district and urged all to work closely with similar objective forthe overall welfare of our own people.

Earlier, the District Panchayat Officer, Zakir Hussainwelcoming the CEC and the Panchayat members highlighted the core objective ofthe exposure tour. He said that similar exposure tours will also be conductedfor remaining Panchayat members in two phases keeping in mind Panchayat’s vitalrole in grass root developmental process.

Assistant Commissioner, Development, Tsering Paldan in hisaddress apprised the CEC that the department has been continuously conductingcapacity building trainings and workshops to the newly elected Panchayats membersof Leh district since its inception, besides disseminating information andknowledge among them about the State and Centrally sponsored schemes. Hementioned that the 1st batch of 30 Panchayat members are being sent for fieldexposure tour in such States where Panchayati Raj system is well structured andorganized.