Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that Government is run by panchayats not by mantralaya. Panchayat system serves as a nucleus for implementation of schemes and programmes. Implementation of good schemes should be virtuous, otherwise they will fail. He further mentioned that the procedure of the implementation of schemes will be reviewed to make the schemes more result oriented.
The Chief Minister told the Chief Executive Officers of the district and Janpad Panchayats that they should provide suggestions in context to the present time by reviewing the method of the implementation of schemes. Do not act as participants in the Government but work as associates. Nath was addressing the meeting of the Chief Executive Officers of the Jila and Janpad Panchayats at Academy of Administration here today.
Nath stated that the economy of our country and state is linked to the villages. Therefore, rural area is in focus. Panchayaraj is an axis of this and hence the responsibility for the successful implementation of government’s schemes lies with the CEOs of the Janpad Panchayats and Panchayat Secretaries. He asserted that there are several schemes, which had been prepared 15 to 20 years back. They cannot be implemented today as it is. There is a need to bring changes in those schemes. Referring to the MNREGA and Prime Minister Rural Road Scheme, Nath said he himself had been connected with these schemes.
Several improvements were made as regard to the execution of these schemes, when they were prepared by him during the UPA government. He further mentioned that the time has changed; hence they should also suggest the government what kind of changes should be brought in the procedure of implementation to ensure maximum benefit to the rural areas.
Nath has said that the implementation systems of government’s schemes and programmes will be reviewed and surveyed. Points like what changes could be brought in the old schemes, how we could benefit maximum number of people by the schemes will be the base of the Survey. Describing the Janpad CEOs as a link between the people and the government, Nath said that they are responsible to ensure changes in the execution of schemes.
The Chief Minister mentioned that whether it is a budget of the state or country, a major part of the budget is spent on rural development. The main profession of the rural areas is agriculture. We have to contemplate too on how to increase the purchasing power of the farmers.
Loan waiver is not a permanent solution, it is a relief. We have to think how to utilize the excess production of the farmers because with this alone we can double their income and can enhance the purchasing power. Several small economic activities are linked with the purchasing power of the farmers, which provides employment to the people. You all will have to discharge this significant responsibility to ensure transformation of this challenge into success.
Nath has said that the availability of water will be the major challenge in the next 10 years.
There is a need to make special efforts in this regard. We will have to bolster water harvesting system, he added.
Kamal Nath further mentioned that roads of rural areas not only facilitate convenient transportation. Roads facilitate several kinds of investments and become medium of employment for the people. We should derive benefits out of these opportunities.