The district level task forces for monitoring the 27 items of twenty points programme have failed to achieve the assigned target in the State.
State Economics and Statistics deputy director JC Chandola said that as per the report received from the districts on implementation of twenty points programme, Champawat district was ranked first with the implementation rate of 96.4 per cent followed by Almora with 89.6 per cent. Dehradun secured third position with implementation of 85.06 per cent while Haridwar district stood seventh.
Tehri is the least performing district with execution of 63.10 per cent under twenty points programme in the State. Udham Singh Nagar and Pauri ranked second and third repsectively from the bottom with the implementation of 66.67 and 72.62 per cent respectively.
Chandola further said that the monitoring of 27 items under twenty points programme was not satisfactory in all the districts of the State. Districts were assigned target of 1800 units regarding monitoring of 27 items including Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Indira Awas Yojana, Gramin Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (GPMGSY), Targeted Public Distribution System (Only APl), Antyodaya Anna scheme, child immunisation, constriction of toilets for each person in rural areas, financial assistance to self help group and scheduled caste and others.
The task force in Uttarkashi district inspected around 500 while the Dehradun task force monitored 1047 units. In Dehradun, the task force formed by the district magistrate comprises the agriculture and soil conservation officer, district horticulture officer, district development officer( DDO), chief agriculture officer, assistant cooperative society officer (ACSO), district programme officer (DPO) and the economic and statistics officer.
The DDO had monitored 128 out of assigned target 312 units, district programme officer had processed 61 out of assigned target of 183 units and ACSO monitored 52 out of 307 units.
Dehradun district chief development officer Sushil Kumar said that in the recent review meeting on twenty points programme, the task force was directed to complete its assigned task within stipulated time. Action will be taken against those who fail to achieve their assigned target soon, he added.