The State vice president of 20 point programme implementation committee and Badrinath MlA Rajendra Singh Bhandari said that funds allocated in various schemes under the programme are not spent on time.
Due to this, the performance of various districts under the 20 point programme is not satisfactory in the State.
Bhandari said, "In order to ensure schemes under the twenty point programme are executed effectively in the State, we conduct meeting with district officers on monthly basis".
Bhandari expressed his concern at poor performance of various districts, including Dehradun, in execution of 20 points programme.
"Due to some lapses in the implementation, districts lose the position and performance of various schemes under the programme goes down and intended beneficiaries are waiting for the benefits under
the scheme.
On that account, the execution of the 20-point programme has been adversely affected.
The programme aims at eradicating poverty and improve the quality of life of the poor and the under privileged population across the country," he added.
As per the department reports till September 2013, Bageshwar was ranked first with 88.89 percent having 17 items in Category A, four in Category B and one item in Category D.
Nainital district secured second position with 87.18 percent followed by Champawat with 86.67 percent, Almora with 85.33 per cent, Pithoragarh with 76.00 per cent, Udham Singh Nagar with 74.67 per cent, Haridwar with 73.33 per cent, Pauri with 69.33 per cent, Tehri with 69.33 per cent, Uttarkashi with 61.33 per cent and Chamoli with 56.00 per cent.
Rudraprayag district secured last position with 55.56 per cent having 10 items in Category A, four in Category B, two items in Category C and six in Category D.
The department officers said that the programme covers various socio-economic aspects like poverty, employment, education, housing, health, agriculture and land reforms, irrigation, drinking water, protection and empowerment of weaker sections, consumer protection, environment and others.
The 20 points of the Programme and its 66 items include centrally sponsored schemes including Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Indira Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (GPMGSY), ICDS Blocks Operational (Cum.), Area Covered under Plantation (Public and Forest lands), Seedlings Planted (Public and Forest lands), Targeted Public Distribution System (Only APl) and others.