From the arid mountains of Damchok on the India-China border to the precincts of terraneous Teetwal, right on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara, and R S Pura on the border between India and Pakistan, about 4,500 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir state administration will take governance to the doorsteps of people beginning Thursday.
In a massive outreach programme ‘Back to the Village’, bureaucrats across the hierarchy — from Principal Secretaries to entry-level gazetted officers — will visit every panchayat of the state, stay overnight and spend two days listening to peoples’ grievances and their needs. The programme will last for a week beginning June 20. Officers will participate in various activities in the village and the panchayat during the period.