Every village in the State will be made a smart village during the next five years. Smart villages will be well-planned. For this, an Integrated Village Development Scheme will be chalked out next month. Gareeb Kalyan Varsh will be observed from Gareeb Kalyan Diwas marking the birth anniversary of the late Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on September 25.
Welfare of the poor will be ensured through various programmes including livelihoods and housing. Milk will be served in mid-day meal in schools up to class V in the State thrice a week from July. These directives were given by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during a review of panchayats and rural development department here on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister undertook detailed review of various programmes of the department. He directed to launch a drive for cleaning water sources in village. Utilisation of assets created under departmental schemes should be ensured. Special attention should be paid to quality of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Use of recycled plastic should be encouraged in increasing quality of roads. It would help in environmental conservation. letters on behalf of Chief Minister should be sent to beneficiaries allotted houses under housing scheme. A drive to construct houses for members of primitive tribes like Sahariya ana Baiga should be launched. Toilets should be constructed in all households in Madhya Pradesh by year 2018. Impact assessment of Integrated Catchment Area Management Programme should be made.
Reviewing MNREGA, The Chief Minister directed for timely payment of wages to labourers. During review of Panch Parmeshwar Yojana, he directed to chalk out integrated development scheme for every village. Mukhyamantri Gram Haat Bazar Yojana should be implemented effectively.
The meeting was informed that 12 thousand 471 kam long 5,836 roads have been constructed under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana at a cost of Rs 2 thousand 169 crore. A project to upgrade gravel roads to asphalted roads under the scheme has been sent to World Bank.
Roads measuring 5 thousand 239 kms have been constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. labs have been set up in every district to examine roads. As many as 95 thousand 435 houses are under construction in the state under Indira Aawas Yojana and 6 thousand 37 under Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Aawas Yojana. lists of homeless persons will be chalked out at special Gram Sabhas. Housing loans have been made available to 4 lakh 92 thousand beneficiaries under Mukhyamantri Grameen Aawas Mission. Under Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, toilets have been constructed in 5 lakh 21 thousand households in the state. Additional irrigation potential of 65 thousand 375 hectares has been built under Integrated Catchment Area management Programme.
Under the mid-day meal scheme, 71 lakh 86 thousand school children have been benefited. Supply of milk in schools under mid-day meal scheme in Vidisha district has helped in stemming malnutrition. Under MNREG, 11 crore 71 lakh mandays of employment was generated in the state. During the last 4 years, Rs 5 thousand 108 crore was made available to gram panchayats for development works including CC roads and drains. One lakh 365 self-help groups have been formed in the State under the State Rural livelihoods Mission. ACS Smt Aruna Sharma and departmental officers also attended the meeting.