Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday stressed the need to conduct a detailed survey of homeless people in the State so that they could be provided housing facility under Central Government’s scheme of housing for all by 2022.
The Chief Minister also directed the concerned officers to identify vacant land in the villages of the state for the same.
Manohar lal who was in a meeting with Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Sanitation and Drinking Water Birender Singh here on Friday said that these houses would be constructed as per the guidelines issued by Union Ministry of Rural Development and Panchyati Raj.
The Chief Minister said that rural development is the priority of the State Government, but due to the neglect of development of rural areas by previous government, the people were migrating to urban areas thus making these areas overcrowded.
To decongest the urban areas and to change the attitude of people towards rural areas, the Government would develop villages at par with urban areas so that people could get all basic facilities in the villages, he added.
He also directed the officers to finalize the parameters of ‘Gram Adarsh Yojna’ so that the legislators could choose villages of their choice for development accordingly. He asked the officers to furnish details of roads which need to be repaired and upgraded under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) so as to ensure road connectivity to every village.
The Chief Minister also sought central assistance for setting up of “Gram Sachivalyas” in the state.
He informed the Union Minister that the State Government has decided to construct “Gram Sachivalyas” in the villages over an area ranging from half acres to one acre. In the first phase, these Sachivalyas would be constructed in 1000 villages.
Manohar lal said that with the construction of “Gram Sachivalyas”, the people of villages would be able to get various services under one roof. These Sachivalyas, which would also have the facility of bank, could be used for organizing meetings of gram sabhas, he added.
While laying emphasis on water conservation, Manohar lal said the State Government would conduct survey in the Shivalik and Arawali region to explore possibilities of tapping water by way of constructing check dams.
The Chief Minister said that recently, he had conducted an aerial survey of Arawali region to explore similar possibilities. He also directed the officers to strengthen the drainage system in villages so as to avoid the possibility of stagnation of water in the rainy season.
It was informed in the meeting that in view of the possibility of deficit monsoon this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed to carry out rain harvesting work through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). This would not only provide maximum employment opportunities to the people, but would also lead to water conservation which could be used for irrigation.
Birender Singh assured the Chief Minister that Haryana would get its full allocation of central budget for drinking water and sanitation. The Chief Minister was informed that orders to release Rs 66 crore have been issued and the remaining amount would be released as and when required by the sState.