Haryana Agriculture, Irrigation and Development and Panchayat Minister Om Prakash Dhankar on Monday said a new scheme would be launched on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, on January 12, to ensure direct involvement of youth in the development of villages.
Under this three-tier scheme, special focus would be laid on the infrastructural and economic development of villages besides the personality and skill development of youth. Dhankar said youth from each and every village would be involved and in this way over 60,000 youth in the State would be directly participating in rural development.
In district Jhajjar, this programme would be launched from village Hasanpur on January 12, he added. The Minister said Gram Gaurav Boards would be installed in rural areas on the pattern of Development Board on which information regarding achievement of villages and its renowned personalities would be made available.
The recipient of Victoria Cross award, the winner of any other award, any martyr or any distinguished personality belonging to that particular village, who have made outstanding contribution in the field of sports, their information would also be displayed on the Gram Gaurav Board.
The main aim of erecting Gram Gaurav Board in rural areas was to motivate the young generation and also to check migration to urban areas, he added.