<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, the 5th phase of the much publicized Back to Village Programme (B2V) is all set to begin today. The programme shall be conducted up to 16th November during which the Prabhari Officers shall visit their respective panchayats and stay there for a specific period to interact and obtain feedback from the grass-roots so as to tailor Government efforts in improving the delivery of village-specific services. The B2V Programme is aimed at involving the people and Government officials in a joint effort to deliver the mission of equitable development in rural areas. </span><br />''<br />''Akashvani correspondent report:<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Back to Village Programme is the flagship public outreach, participation and feedback programme of the UT Government. During the programme, the Prabhari Officers shall visit their respective panchayats and interact with the public and undertake review of previous and current year deliverables, preparation of next year Gram Panchayat Development Programme with special focus with respect to improving e-services penetration, user experience for greater accessibility and usage by citizens at large besides feedback on various notable achievements of Departments recognized at the national level. The previous 4 editions of the B2V programme have helped in collating the requirements of the villages, prioritizing works of public importance and helped Government in ensuring last mile delivery of various Government services besides spreading awareness about various services and initiatives of the Government. They have also helped in identification of beneficiaries especially youth and women for availing skill development and self-employment schemes.<br />''<br />'' In collaboration with banks, a substantial number of unemployed youth have been provided self-employment opportunities. This edition of B2V shall among others focus on saturation of self-employment schemes, progress on implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, saturation of welfare schemes including old-aged pension scheme, sports, culture, progress on achievement of deliverables, availability of electricity in villages along with host of other parameters for which a booklet is being circulated to Prabhari Officers. The entire data will be collated digitally and will be analyzed for consequential action at the relevant levels of the Government. The key objective of the Programme is saturation of services and bridging the gap between Government and people.  The Phase I of the B2V Programme was launched in June 2019. </span><br />