<span style="color: #222222;">In the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Back to Village -I program was launched with an aim to provide governance at the doorsteps of the rural populace and to enlist community participation in developmental programmes. This programme was followed by Back to Village-II. The program  saw more than 5000 gazetted officers and 657 UT and Directorate Level officers visiting their assigned Panchayats to receive the first-hand appraisal reports at the grassroots level about the developmental works.<br />''<br />''AIR Jammu talked to Secretary Rural Development Department, J&K , Smt. Sheetal nanda about the success of Phase I and Phase -II of Back to Village Concept.</span><br />