ANANTNAG, June 10 -- In violation of norms, the Horticulture Development Officer Srigufwara allegedly outsourced the exercise of identifying beneficiaries while implementing 'Back Yard' Scheme in Zone Srigufwara this year to a private person
According to norms the department has to identify the beneficiaries in consultation with Panchayat members or local Awqaf, however contrary to this the officer involved a private person for identifying the beneficiaries at village Khiram.
Local residents told Early Times that they were unaware till they spotted local residents distributing plants. "We spotted them distributing plants and on enquiring we were told that these plants have been provided by the Horticulture Department. We don't know actual...