02/10/2026
DC Drass attends Special Gram Sabha held at Panchayat Halqa Shimsha Under "Your Gram Sabha, Your Voice, Your Development."
DRASS, OCTOBER 02: A comprehensive Special Gram Sabha was held today in Shimsha Panchayat Halqa of Drass District. It was attended by Deputy Commissioner Drass Imteeaz Kacho along with other officers, officials of various departments and residents of the village. The Gram Sabha brought together departmental officials and local residents to deliberate upon ongoing public schemes, grassroots planning and community development issues.
The proceedings of the event were conducted by the concerned Panchayat Secretary Manzoor Ahmad Hakeem. The event saw sequential briefings regarding Government schemes by Officers and representatives of various departments like School Education, PHE/I&FC, FCS&CA, RD&PR, Revenue, ICDS, S&TW, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture, Power Development, Handloom, Forest & Environment, Cooperative and Health. The Health Department had also set up a camp for conducting various tests.
The Zonal Education Officer threw light on implementation of SAMAGRA and the scope of development of the education sector in Drass under this scheme. He spoke of various interventions of the Government for improving quality of education in the Union Territory and also about the need for active community participation in implementing various schemes. Further, he laid emphasis on the necessity of prioritizing education, urging parents to motivate youth and leverage scholarships for higher studies.
The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department briefed the gathering about interventions like Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to improve water supply and to strengthen the networks while detailing the engagement of village volunteers and existing workers for system maintenance. He also threw light on irrigation facilities and future plans for the village.
The Naib Tehsildar (HQ) to Deputy Commissioner spoke about various services being provided by the Revenue Department and threw light on the benefits of the provisions highlighted in the draft Nautor Regularization Rules of 2026 which the UT Administration of Ladakh has pl
