<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, District Magistrate, Pulwama, Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary, said the administration had completed nearly two thousand developmental works last year.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">He said the representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions(PRIs) took ownership of various works, and thanks to their active support, the administration could ensure Jan Bhagidari in these projects.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">In an exclusive interview with AIR News, he said 13 lakh mandays were generated under MGNREGA against the target of nine-and-a-half lakh in 2021 as well. Besides, a 200-bedded COVID hospital was also set up within a month in April last year.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Mr Choudhary said the administration has established panchayat secretariats where Village Level Workers (VLWs), patwaris, and other local officials are all available in one single place to address issues of public importance.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">   </span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The District Magistrate said youngsters associated with youth clubs established in the district are also actively participating in government activities. They act as a bridge among the common masses, PRIs, and the administration.    </span></p>