Chief Minister Raghubar Das would soon convene a meeting of all the Members of Parliament from the State in order to expedite the Sansad Aadarsh Gram Scheme announced by PM Narendra Modi just after assuming power. The high-level meeting would also comprise all the DCs, SPs and District Planning Officers so that the exercise can be conducted in meaningful manner.
The decision to call such a meeting was taken in a meeting of Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba headed State level empowered committee formed for executing Sansad Aadarsh Gram Scheme in the State on Friday. The CS in the preparatory meeting also stressed to identify all the schemes being run by different departments and execute those in identified panchayats.
“The Chief Secretary had directed to organise video conferencing with all the DCs within eight days so that welfare schemes in selected panchayats can set off of this financial year as well as of the next year,” said an official present in the meeting. The schemes of different Depts that can be executed in the identified gram panchayats would be listed within 10 days time. He also stressed to pass clear directions to all the districts about the schemes to be taken under the Aadarsh Gram Yojna.
He also directed the officials to electrify the selected un-electrified gram panchayats under Deendayal rural electrification scheme through State plan. Addressing officials of Rural Dev, the Chief Secretary stressed that development of rural roads is an important component in the direction of the PM’s pet scheme and the work should be done in a qualitative manner with the infusion of technology.
Senior officials, including Planning cum Finance Secretary Amit Khare, Rural Development Secretary NN Sinha, Energy Secretary SKG Rahate and School Education Secretary Aradhana Patnaik were present in the meeting.