In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the elected members of maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections held in the history of Jammu and Kashmir were administered oath on Monday by the respective district heads across all the districts of Jammu division.<br />'' <br />''AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that on the occasion, 140 DDC members representing 140 Block Constituencies of 10 districts of the Jammu division were swore in. <br />'' <br />''With the completion of the oath ceremony of DDC members, the process to implement three tier Panchayati Raj Act has been fully implemented across the Union Territory.<br />'' <br />''The DDC members will be imparted necessary training about the implementation of rules and regulations besides they will be made aware about the powers delegated to them under the Constitution.<br />'' <br />''The purpose of decentralization of powers is to bring governance at the doorsteps of people as the elected representatives will work on developmental front to facilitate people in resolving various issues of development and progress.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">However, the election of DDC chairman will be held shortly and the notice for the same will be issued soon.</span><br />