Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said that Sarpanchs and Panchayat representatives are playing an important role in implementation of State Government's public welfare schemes and development of villages.
The Chief Minister was addressing 325 member-delegation of Jila Sarpanch Sangh of Gariaband district at his official residence here.
Singh said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the initiative of sanctioning funds to Gram Panchayats directly from 14th finance commission, for empowering the Panchayati Raj institutions.”
The Chief Minister appealed Panchayat representatives to play an active role in making their villages open-defecation free.
The delegation of Sarpanchs from 325 Gram Panchayats of Gariaband district led by Parliamentary Secretary Govardhan Manjhi and Rajim MlA Santosh Upadhyay had paid courtesy call on Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister said in his address that in Gariaband, nearly 70,000 women have been provided domestic lPG connection, two burner stove and lPG cylinder under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, at nominal cost of Rs 200. Sarpanchs will have pivotal role to play in implementation of this scheme as well.
He added that Gariaband is developing at an accelerated pace.