District Administration Udhampur

09/10/2026

DC Udhampur, Minga Sherpa, dedicates a water cooler donated by the family of Late Shri Ravi Kumar, Ex-Master, in his loving memory, in the presence of Additional Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Prem Singh.

09/10/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19jngiCLc6/

DC Udhampur flags off exposure tour of progressive Kiwi growers to Arunachal Pradesh

UDHAMPUR, OCTOBER 09: Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Minga Sherpa today flagged off a tour of group of local progressive kiwi orchardists and officials of the Horticulture Department on an exposure tour to Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, here from the DC Office Complex.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Prem Singh, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Dr. Umesh Shan and other officers were present on the occasion.

The exposure tour has been organised with financial assistance from the District Administration Udhampur, in convergence with the Agricultural Technology Management Agency.

Interacting with the farmers, the DC highlighted the importance of adopting modern and scientific techniques for kiwi cultivation. He said the exposure visit would provide the participating kiwi growers with practical knowledge and firsthand experience in advanced cultivation and production technologies, along with value addition practices.

He expressed hope that the knowledge and skills acquired during the visit would help the farmers replicate successful kiwi cultivation practices in the Udhampur district.

09/10/2026

DC Udhampur, Minga Sherpa, launched ‘YES, I CAN’ at Government College for Women, Udhampur an initiative of the District Administration to empower youth, nurture aspirations and promote entrepreneurship.

He urged students to believe in their potential, seek proper guidance and make the best use of available opportunities to realise their dreams and excel in diverse fields.

08/10/2026

DC Udhampur, Minga Sherpa, reviewed the progress of ongoing water supply schemes, works under AMRUT 2.0 and utility-shifting in the district.

He reviewed physical & financial progress and directed executing agencies to expedite works, mobilize adequate manpower & machinery, ensure quality standards, and complete all works within stipulated timelines through effective inter-departmental coordination.

05/10/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CxdqVDARv/

DC, Labour Commissioner J&K review progress of AgriStack farmers’ registration in Udhampur

UDHAMPUR, OCTOBER 05: Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Minga Sherpa and Labour Commissioner J&K Charandeep Singh, who is also the District Mentor for digitisation of revenue records and effective monitoring and supervision of its implementation, today jointly chaired a meeting to review the progress of farmers’ registration and data updation under AgriStack in the district.

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Prem Singh and Assistant Commissioner Revenue Dr. Umesh Shan, while all Sub-Divisional Magistrates and Tehsildars participated through virtual mode.

While reviewing the progress, the Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned officers to ensure maximum coverage of eligible farmers under the AgriStack registration process.

The SDMs and Tehsildars were directed to organise farmer registration camps and facilitate the timely disposal of inheritance mutation cases in identified villages to accelerate the registration process and ensure maximum enrolment of eligible farmers. He informed the meeting that necessary steps are being taken for the generation of farmer IDs and directed all concerned to expedite the process.

The District Mentor directed all concerned departments and field functionaries to intensify efforts and ensure completion of Farmer ID generation by October 31, 2026. He emphasised the need for close coordination among all concerned departments and effective mobilisation of field functionaries to achieve the assigned targets within the stipulated timeline.

05/10/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DFFrrzmN6/

DC Udhampur reviews progress of District plan, RDD works

UDHAMPUR, OCTOBER 05: Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Minga Sherpa today chaired a meeting to review the progress of works under the District Capex Budget 2026-27 and RDD schemes.

The meeting also reviewed the uploading and processing of Forest Clearance cases through the PARIVESH Portal.

The meeting was attended by ADDC Jugal Kishore; DFO Udhampur; CPO Uttam Singh; ACD Om Parkash; ACP Dr Ashwani Hansa; besides officers and representatives of the line departments.

The DC directed stakeholder departments to expedite the clearance of bills pertaining to completed as well as ongoing works to ensure timely financial progress. He further directed to complete the ongoing works within the stipulated timelines and ensure optimum utilization of the funds allocated for the current quarter.

The ACD was directed to maintain a detailed month-wise record of works completed and ensure that the physical and financial targets assigned for each month are achieved within the prescribed timelines.

Later, the DFO Udhampur sensitized the officers about the provisions of the Van Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan Adhiniyam-2023 and the procedure for uploading and processing forest cases through the PARIVESH Portal.

28/09/2026

DC Udhampur, Minga Sherpa chaired a District-Level NCORD meeting to review drug control measures and ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse across the district.

DC reviewed drug-user identification & rehabilitation, hotspot surveillance, pharmacy/de-addiction centre inspections, prevention of illicit narcotic cultivation.

He directed all concerned agencies to intensify enforcement against drug trafficking, strengthen counselling and community-based rehabilitation and expand awareness initiatives, particularly among youth.

26/09/2026

TB Mukt Bharat Review
DC Udhampur, Minga Sherpa chaired a review meeting with Health Department officers to assess progress under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.

DC reviewed TB screening, testing and treatment outcomes, directing officials to strengthen diagnostic services, ensure early detection and timely treatment, and intensify counselling and community outreach.

He stressed active involvement of frontline health workers and inter-departmental coordination to achieve 100% screening coverage and make Udhampur a TB-free district.

26/09/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EYoRe97n7/

DC reviews progress under PMAY-U 2.0 in Udhampur

UDHAMPUR, SEPTEMBER 26: Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Minga Sherpa today chaired a meeting of officers of the Urban Local Bodies and other concerned departments to review the implementation status of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban 2.0 in the district.

The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer Uttam Singh; Assistant Commissioner Revenue Dr. Umesh Shan and other concerned officers.

The Deputy Commissioner conducted a detailed town-wise review of the implementation of PMAY-U 2.0 across one Municipal Council and two Municipal Committees in the district. The review covered the ULB-wise status of applications under PMAY-U 2.0, physical progress of sanctioned Beneficiary-Led Construction of houses and the status of other sanctioned projects.

The DC directed the concerned officers to complete all pending works at the earliest and expedite the overall pace of implementation. He also instructed the initiation of recovery proceedings against beneficiaries who have availed financial assistance but failed to commence construction as per the applicable provisions. ACR was directed to closely follow up on the matter.

26/09/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F2FVZ8wVy/

Census 2027: Population enumeration on in high altitude areas of Udhampur

UDHAMPUR, SEPTEMBER 26: The Principal Census Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Udhampur Minga Sherpa today chaired a meeting of Sub Divisional Census Officers and Charge Census Officers to review the progress of the Population Enumeration in high altitude areas of the district under the Census 2027 Phase-II.

The meeting focused on accelerating the remaining fieldwork of Population Enumeration in identified snow-bound areas of the district having high-altitude and difficult-to-access terrains. The Principal Census Officer directed the concerned Charge Census Officers to intensify field work and ensure 100% coverage of all households in their respective areas on a war-footing basis.

Emphasizing the national importance of the digital census exercise, Charge Census Officers were directed to closely monitor the field staff on a daily basis and ensure completion of the remaining enumeration work well before September 30, 2026.

To ensure a meticulous and comprehensive data collection process, the chair explicitly directed that enumerators must guarantee the coverage of all residential as well as non-residential census houses including vacant or locked census houses across the identified snow-bound areas of the district.

The meeting was attended by the District Census Officer (Addl. Deputy Commissioner), Addl. District Census Officer (District Statistics & Evaluation Officer) and District Nodal Officer.