Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that it is necessary to conduct awareness campaign to spread the idea of saving electricity to all the people in the state. Campaign activities should be started in the districts. Energy conservation is the need of the day. The state government has done the work of giving subsidy of Rs 24,000 crores to the public for adequate power facility.
If electricity worth 100 rupees is available to the citizens, then the government spends about one thousand rupees. Collectors at the district level and commissioners at the divisional level should get the complaints related to electricity supply redressed. Even at the time of sowing of Rabi crops, the farmers should be supplied with the necessary electricity without any hindrance. Strict action should be taken in cases of illegal connections. All maintenance works and recovery of electricity bills should be done for better power supply. Irregularities should be rectified. The cooperation of the villagers should also be taken in ensuring the arrangements.
Chouhan was reviewing the schemes run in Damoh district through video conference this morning. Chouhan gave necessary instructions after reviewing the welfare schemes in detail. Revenue and Transport Minister Govind Singh Rajput and MLAs PL Tantuvay and Dharmendra Singh Lodhi also joined the video conference.
It was informed that as per the intention of the Chief Minister, suspension action has been taken against the officials and employees guilty of negligent and corrupt practices. Commissioner Sagar Mukesh Shukla informed that action has been taken to remove Chief Executive Officer, Tikamgarh Sudesh Malviya for irregularities. Collector Damoh S Krishna Chaitanya said that after taking action on complaints related to irregularities, the services of 8 rural employment assistants have been terminated and 5 panchayat secretaries have been suspended.
Chouhan said that those who do best work will be rewarded. The officers-employees posted in the districts should work with team spirit. Those doing good work deserve appreciation. Strict action will also be taken against the violators. It is necessary to act against the persons who are involved in illegal activities.
Chouhan received information about the works of Jal Jeevan Mission in the district. He directed that the condition of roads should also be maintained at the time of implementation of the scheme. Where roads have not been repaired due to pipeline laying, those works should be completed on priority.
Water tax recovery, works of maintenance of tap-water schemes should be done on time. Availability of drinking water to the general public is our priority. Completed single water schemes and other schemes should be launched ceremonially. It was informed that Village Water and Sanitation Committees are functioning in 45 villages.
The works of the mission are reviewed by holding weekly meetings. Water supply is smooth in 160 villages in the district. The remaining work is targeted to be completed by March 2023.
The Chief Minister said that strict action should be taken on complaints related to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. If a complaint of corruption is received from anywhere, then after investigation, steps should be taken against the guilty.
It was informed that a total target of 1 lakh 5 thousand residential houses in the district has been set. 1000 to 1800 residential houses are being built every month. A target of 20 thousand houses has been received in Awas Plus. Out of these, 19 thousand 362 cases have been approved.
Mukhya Mantri Jan Seva Abhiyan
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that statewide Mukhya Mantri Jan Seva Abhiyan is being conducted from the birthday of Prime Minister Shri Modi 17 September to 31st October in order to provide full benefits of other welfare programmes including flagship schemes of the Central and State Government to the general public. After examining each applications received, attention should be given to providing the benefits of the scheme to the eligible beneficiaries. The responsibility of running the camps and providing the benefits of the schemes to the citizens should be fulfilled seriously. It was told that out of 81 thousand 482 applications received, 54 thousand 868 have been resolved. Most of the applications are being received for making Ayushman cards. The proceedings of the second phase of the campaign will start from October 26.
Campaign against addiction and crime control
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that illegal drug trade should be demolished. Strict action should be taken against those who make children take to addiction. It was informed that public awareness campaigns against drug addiction are also being run. Crime control works including Operation Muskaan are being taken seriously.
Take the Gau-matas roaming on the streets to the Gaushalas
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the work of transporting the Gau-matas found on the roads to the gaushalas should be done continuously. For the care of bovines, it is necessary to send them to Gaushalas operated with the help of social organisations. The Collector informed that 21 out of 37 gaushalas have been started and attention is being paid to the conservation of cows.