HYDERABAD: State government Adviser (Finance) GR Reddy called upon the district officers to formulate and execute different intervention strategies for the overall development of the different districts.
Addressing a day-long orientation and capacity building programme for district officers of Medchal, Yadadri and Vikarabad at MCR HRD institute on Saturday, the finance adviser said, “In Telangana there are huge inter-district and intra-district diversities. At one end, we have Hyderabad district with the highest per capita income of Rs 2,99,997 and on the other end we have Jagtial district, where the per capita income is Rs 77,669, which is about one-fourth of Hyderabad’s per capita income.”
Therefore, he urged the district officials to adopt different intervention strategies for different districts.
Reddy advised the district officials to enrich and diversify their technical, conceptual, and people-related skills in order to improve the quality of governance.
Speaking on the occasion, special chief secretary (planning) BP Acharya said while contribution of agriculture to the GDP is relatively low, about 55 per cent of the rural households depend on it for their livelihood. He called upon all departments to contribute to enriching the potential of agriculture sector.
Medchal district collector MV Reddy underlined the importance of reorientation and capacity building programmes not only for government employees but also for elected representatives and user groups. He added that there is an equally important need for similar initiatives for employees at lower levels in all the districts.
Yadadri district collector Anitha Ramachandran said a one-shot training was not enough and asked for continuous training. Meanwhile, Vikarabad district collector D Divya said while big districts may give a feeling of grandeur, their effectiveness as a vehicle of development was a big question mark.