Srinagar, April 11 -- A 29-member Parliamentary Standing Committee is scheduled to visit the valley on April 17 to assess the progress and implementation of various rural devopment and Panchayati Raj schemes in Jammu and Kahsmir, official sources said.

The committee comprises 21 Members of Parliament from the Lok Sabha and eight from the Rajya Sabha. Among the prominent members are former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP H.D. Deve Gowda and Lok Sabha MP Jugal Kishore Sharma.

During their visit to Srinagar, sources said the committee will hold a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) to review the status of key rural development schemes.

These include the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGS...