The Chhattisgarh Government has decided to generate about 2.76 lakh job works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during next fiscal 2015-16.
Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar while chairing a review meeting was informed by officials that a detailed programme has been prepared for implementation of the scheme. About 2.80 crore man-days of work will be created for the scheme.
During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the programmes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Rural), Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, MlA’s Model Village Yojana, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA), National Rural livelihood Mission and Indira Awaas Yojana and other schemes operated by the Department during the meeting.
Chandrakar said apart from development works a ‘Cleanliness Campaign’ will also be launched in a big way. It is essential that the citizens should participate in the campaign, he said.
The officers of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department should co-operate with the rural populace and make it a success. Chhattisgarh should be made an ideal State in the entire nation, the Minister said.
Panchayat and Rural Development Department Additional Principal Secretary M K Raut, Secretary P C Mishra, Director of National Rural livelihood Mission Sangeeta P and many other senior officers including Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats were present at the meeting.
Chandrakar said all the villages should have the basic facilities at par with cities by utilising the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and MlA Model Village Scheme. All the villages should be developed on the pattern of Model Villages. The people’s participation should be ensured so that the villages become self-sufficient, he said.
Panchayat and Rural Development Department Additional Principal Secretary M K Raut called upon the officers to develop one more village on the pattern of Model Village. He urged the officers to pay the wages of labourers as soon as possible.
Raut asked for the formation of Mahila Swachhta Samiti and Yuva Swachhta Samiti and complete the campaign. The cleaning of Madhavghat on the banks of Kharoon river should be taken on a priority basis. The villages in Durg, Raipur and Dhamtari through which the Kharun river flows should also be cleaned up on a war-footing.
A detailed presentation was made on the details of the programme. About 100 villages had been chosen under the MP Model Village Scheme and MlA Model Village Scheme.