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COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT

Introduction

There are 106 Cooperative Societies of different types and categories in the District having participated of more than ten thousand families related with the subject. The Cooperative Marketing Society, Consumer Cooperative Stores and primary Agriculture Societies are playing a vital role in the marketing of Consumer / furnishing items and arrangement of fertilizer and at present position of the cooperative institutions scattered in far flung areas throughout the District are as under :- 

 Marketing Cooperatives

   A) Supply of Vegetable to Army.

The cooperative Farming and Marketing Society Ltd. Pashkum Kargil was assigned supply of vegetable to the Army during the year 2003-04, which was completed successfully and supply of vegetable worth Rs. 53.63 Lacs.

   B) Marketing of Fertilizer

The Marketing Cooperative after arranging the fertilizer stocking at block Headquarters and also arranges the distribution of fertilizer to the farmers through Consumer Cooperative Stores/primary Agriculture Societies in every village of the District.

Consumer Cooperatives

Out of the total None (9) Consumer Cooperative Stores Seven (7) Consumer Stores are functional in the District. The Consumer Stores arranges essential Commodities, furnishing items and fertilizers at all the Block Headquarters. Quality Consumer goods at reasonable rates are made available to the public by these consumer Cooperative Stores and plays a vital role in checking the market rate and ensure availability of essential Commodities.

Meat Dealer Cooperatives

1. The Meat Dealer Cooperative Society Ltd. Kargil is playing a vital role in making available of meat particularly during winter months.

2. Procurement and Supply of fresh Vegetable/Fruits.

During   the   current   year procurement and supply of fresh Vegetable/Fruits worth Rs. 2.17 Lacs to the Public during winter months upto ending 03/2004.

During the year 2003-04 and upto 31/08/2004 the Cooperative Societies of the District conduct the following activities :- 

Financial Achievement

 Source: Cooperative Department, Kargil

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT

The Mechanical Engineering Department Kargil has initially been created to assist and redder services to all PWD Engineering Division, and Non-Engineering Department in the District in facilitating execution of various developmental works of the District in order to meet the requirement of their department, the major achievement achieved in Mechanical Engineering Department Kargil during the 10^th Five Year Plan are as under :- 

1.       Procurement of constructional machinery and heavy earth moving machineries equipment such as Diesel Road Rollers, Back hoe loader, Air-compressors, Trucks, Bulldozers lift irrigation Pumps, for construction of roads, canals, bridges building, water supply schemes, life irrigation schemes etc. The running and maintenance of theses constructional machineries/vehicles are also being looked after by the Mechanical Engineering department Kargil.

2.       This department also undertakes the major overhauling of heavy earth moving machinery in order to enhance the life span of the equipment to ensure better use of the Machinery.

3.       The Snow clearance works of Kargil-Zanskar road (234KM) with the help heavy earth moving machinery is being done by this department besides Snow clearance of Kargil Town during winter season.

4.       This department is also responsible for running and maintenance of lift irrigation pumps in the District as and when needed by the District Administration and new schemes are being proposed, and commissioned as per the requirement.

5.       The running and maintenance of central heating system of District Hospital without any breakdown during winter is also undertake by the Department, Since last five year. Extension of heating facility to newly constructed casualty-cum-administrative block is being executed and likely to commissioned during the current year.

6.       Mechanical Engineering Department is revenue earning Department and during 9^th Five Year Plan. It has earned and amount of Rs. 163.50 Lacs and stands remitted to State revenue. During 10^th five year the department has deposited the following amount in Treasury as revenue. 

7.       The allocation for the 10^th Five Year Plan is Rs. 651.64 Lacs. The allotment made year wise are as under :- 

31.71% of the allocation of the 10^th Five Year Plan has been allotted/spent ending March 2004. The revised Plan for the current year 2004-05 has been earmarked as under :- 

For the year 2005-06 after considering enhancement of 18% of the allocation of the Year 2003-04, the proposed Plan for the Year 2005-06 are as under :- 

Source: Mechanical Department, Kargil

INTENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

Introduction

The ICDS scheme envisages an in integrated delivery of certain services (supplementary Nutrition, Immunization, Health Checkup, and Referral services, Non-formal Pre-School Education and Health and Nutrition Education) to pre-school children, pregnant and nursing mothers. Health and Nutrition Education is to be extended to all women in the age group of 15-45 years. In addition to improvement in the health and Nutritional status of children, the schemes aim at reduction of the incidence of School dropouts and laying the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child.

ICDS Programme in the District was started when the Ist ICDS Project Kargil was sanctioned in 1979-80. Presently all the 7 Revenue block of Kargil District are cover under the scheme and the entire block have presently their own ICDS Projects.

Activities 

During the financial year 2003-04, an amount of Rs. 24.97 Lacs were released under Nutrition scheme by the Deputy Commissioner / CEO, LAHDC Kargil in favour of all 7 ICDS Projects of Kargil District. This was sufficient to cover 4950 beneficiaries. 

During the current financial year 2004-05 an amount of Rs. 21.83 lascs has been proposed and accordingly approved to provide Supplementary Nutrition to the proposed beneficiaries of 4950. The Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil has released 50% funds of the total approved Plan of Rs. 21.83 Lacs out of which Rs. 3.10 Lacs has been incurred expenditure upto ending August 2004. 

Major Projects under taken 

No such major Projects have been under taken till date. However 9 buildings for Anganwadi Centers have been constructed by the Rural Development Department Kargil under Border Area Development Programme, which have been completed and handed over to the ICDS Projects of Kargil / Drass / Shakar-Chicktan. 

Achievements