Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday adopted village Keorak in district Kaithal to develop it as ‘adarsh village’.
An official spokesman said that this is the 25th village of Haryana which has been adopted by MlAs to be developed as ‘adarsh village’ under Vidhayak Adarsh Gram Yojna.
As per the census 2011, Keorak village in Kaithal tehsil had population of 14,051 of which 7,642 are males while 6,409 are females. The children with age 0-6 years were 1,887 which makes up 13.43 per cent of total population of village. The average sex ratio of Keorak village is 839 which was lower than Haryana State average of 879.
The village had lower literacy rate compared to Haryana. In 2011, literacy rate of Keorak village was 67.70 per cent compared to 75.55 per cent of the State. The male literacy stood at 76.68 per cent while female literacy rate was 57.02 per cent in the State, according to the census 2011.
The schedule caste (SC) constituted 18.11 per cent of total population in Keorak village. And, the native language of Keorak is Hindi and Punjabi. Out of the total population, 4,478 workers were engaged in main work, 1,795 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 933 were agricultural labourer.
The spokesperson said that the main objective of the ‘Vidhayak Adarsh Gram Yojna’ is to trigger processes which lead to holistic development of the identified Gram Panchayats. It aimed at substantially improving the standard of living and quality of life of all sections of the population by improving basic amenities, livelihood opportunities, reduced disparities and access to rights and entitlements.
He said that it would also help in generating models of local level development and effective local governance which can motivate and inspire neighbouring Gram Panchayats to learn and adopt.The scheme would also ensure social security, environmental development, economic development, social development and human development.He said that the scheme also aimed at strengthening of local democracy through strong and accountable Gram Panchayats and active Gram Sabhas. It would also ensure timely redressal of grievances filed by the people and there would be half-yearly social audit of the programme implementation by the Gram Sabha.