Pauri District Magistrate Sushil Kumar sounded angry over the alleged irregularities involving the distribution of domestic gas connections under Ujjawala Yojana in Beerokhal block of the district. He instructed the District Supply Officer (DSO) to verify the list of the beneficiaries and submit the list to him. DM was monitoring progress of different schemes at a meeting of the district coordination and vigilance committee in Vikas Bhawan. DM presided over the meeting in the absence of the MP Maj Gen (Rtd) BC Khanduri who was sick.
DM asked the officers of the department concerned to blacklist the contractor who has failed to complete the construction of Majara Mahadev-Sontha motor road under PMGSY in the past five years. He directed Agriculture, Horticulture and Fisheries Departments to prepare plans for the better execution of different welfare schemes on the basis of cluster and scientific approach to ensure maximum benefit for the farmers.
Project director SS Sharma informed that many irregularities have been found in the Prime Minister Ujjawal Yojana.The district supply officer Jagdish Verma said that all 72 families of Beerokhal block being listed among the beneficiaries of the yojana have been found on verification to be non-residents of the block. Taking a serious note of the matter, DM Sushil Kumar instructed him to submit the list of the beneficiaries of Ujjawal Yojana of the district.
The meeting was informed that Under Swachch Bharat Mission Rural, 1,771 APl and 1,691 BPl cardholders have constructed their toilets in 15 blocks of the district. This aside, 37 gram panchayats have been felicitated with Nirmal Gram prize and under National Social Help Programme, 17,000 persons are getting elderly pension, 900, widow pension and 77, disabled pension.
Among those present at the meeting were the Chief Development Officer Vijay Jogdande and DDO Ved Prakash.