J&K 'back-to-village' programme getting massive response:
The Jammu and Kashmir government's 'Back to Village' programme which started last week is getting a massive response, specially from people in the militancy-infested areas, an official spokesperson said Monday.
The participation by people from the areas which escaped due attention owing to various administrative exigencies too are quite encouraging, said spokesperson on the fifth day of the programme, aimed at taking governance to the doorsteps of the rural and remote areas.
"People in 'gram sabhas' convened by the visiting officials shared their feedback about government schemes with them and sought redressal of their grievances. They also raised issues of urgent attention which had not been factored in the developmental paradigm so far, the spokesperson added.
He said senior officers are staying put in remote areas like Jurniyal in Gurez town along the Line of Control to militancy-hit Dadasara in Tral or Hirpora in Shopian areas.
"The aim is to bridge the gap between the achievable .