Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that in order to decentralize the power at the Secretariat and provincial levels, the Government wants to transfer these to the panchayats so that public representatives at panchayat level will make decisions by themselves for launch of particular development schemes in particular areas and monitor the progress and the benefits of these schemes. Mr. Omar was addressing a public meeting at Kalakote in Rajouri district of Jammu Division. He said, this would create a healthy work culture and ensure fullest benefit from the spending on development works in accordance with the wishes and requirements of the people. Referring to his Government’s efforts for employment opportunities to youth, Mr. Abdullah said that Sher-i-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for the Youth (SKEWPY) to be implemented from the 1st of April, 2010 embeds greater avenues of employment and employability for the young people. He said that while the Government is working for creating over one lakh jobs for youth in Government sector under the policy, many more lakhs of jobs would get created through the SKEWPY in private and self-employment sectors. Mr. Omar said that his Government is in close rapport with Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, headed by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, to energize the households in hilly, backward and remote far-flung areas of the State. He said, we are looking for greater support from the Ministry to achieve this goal adding that the technology and new methods would help to provide electricity to the households in backward areas extensively. <br/><br/>