Sri Vijaya Puram, November 10: The two-day District Planning Committee (DPC) meeting of South Andaman District commenced today at 9:30 am under the chairmanship of Mr. P. Ummer, Adhyaksh, Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, in the Conference Hall of Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, to discuss and finalise the prioritised District Action Plan 2027-2028 and the prioritised Action Plan 2026-2027 of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), South Andaman District (including the revenue area of Campbell Bay).
At the outset of the meeting, Mr. Rajanish Kumar Singh, IAS, Chief Executive Officer (Ex-Officio Secretary, DPC), Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, welcomed the Chairperson of the DPC, the Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, the Secretaries of Planning and Finance and the DPC Members. He said the quorum for the conduct of the DPC meeting was fulfilled and requested them to discuss and finalise the prioritised District Action Plan 2027-2028 and the prioritised Action Plan 2026-2027 of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), South Andaman District.
Mr. P. Ummer, Adhyaksh (Chairperson, DPC), Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, welcomed the Member of Parliament, the DPC Members and the officials present at the meeting. He also briefed the gathering on the overall objectives and significance of the District Planning Committee (DPC) meeting.
Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands; Mr. Hemant Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Planning & Finance); Members of Zilla Parishad; Councillors of Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council; Pramukhs of Panchayat Samiti, Little Andaman, Prothrapur and Ferrargunj (Special Invitees); and Officers of the Administration were present at the meeting.
During the meeting, the prioritised District Action Plan 2027-2028 of the departments, viz. Education, JNRM, ANCOL, DBRAIT, Tagore College, Law College, Sports, Youth Affairs, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Fisheries, Disaster Management, Social Welfare, APWD, RD & PRI, Information Technology (IT), Electricity and Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, was discussed in detail, and various recommendations and suggestions were submitted by the Member of Parliament, the Chairperson and the Members of the DPC for incorporation in the final plan of the departments concerned for early implementation.
The first day of the meeting concluded at around 6:40 pm with a vote of thanks.
