The secretaries concerned of the departments should ensure that the priority works are expedited and in case of any problem in implementation of works they should resolve the issue by coordinating with officials concerned. This message was conveyed by the Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh while undertaking a review meeting of the flagship programmes of the urban development, irrigation, rural development, drinking water, power, school education, women empowerment, health, agriculture and social development department at secretariat on Tuesday. The CS said that emphasis should be made on community participation and awareness by the departments concerned. He reviewed the progress of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transportation (AMRUT), Swachch Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission, Prime Minister Agriculture and Irrigation project, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NERGA), Prime Minister Rural Roads Scheme, Housing for all, National Rural drinking water mission, Integrated Energy Development system, Mid Day Meal (MDM), National Health Mission and National Social Assistance programme. In the meeting discussion were made on delay in solid waste management projects due to delay in environmental clearances. Singh said that all development authorities should work in a coordinated manner to start housing projects under housing for all (urban). He said that dedicated divisions of different executive agencies should be constituted for timely implementation of the AMRUT projects. The CS directed that all vacant posts of ombudsman should be filled in the NREGA. He said that a separate meeting of drinking water, school education and finance department should be organized for expediting the work of construction of toilets in the schools.
The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary Finance Radha Raturi, Principal Secretary Rural Development Manisha Panwar, Principal Secretary Irrigation Anand Vardhan, Secretary School education Bhupinder Kaur Olakh, Secretary rural development Radhika Jha, Secretary Agriculture D Senthil Pandian, Director General School Education Alok Shekhar Tiwari, Additional Secretary Planning Ranjit Sinha, Additional Secretary Child Development Vimmi Sachdeva and other officers.