<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a high-level meeting of senior functionaries of the Government to review preparations for 'Fifth Phase of Back to Village Programme (B2V5). Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the Programme is flagship public outreach, participation and feedback programme of the UT Government. It was announced that the B2V5 shall be conducted from 7th to 16th of November. During the programme, Prabhari Officers shall visit their respective panchayats and interact with the public and undertake review of previous and current year deliverables. The Chief Secretary observed that the previous editions of B2V 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.  In collaboration with banks, substantial number of unemployed youth has been provided self-employment opportunities. Dr. Mehta stressed that 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 among others. The entire data will be collated digitally and will be analyzed for consequential action at the relevant levels of the Government.</span><br />