Towards helping the State achieve the level of development envisioned for it, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has accorded special focus on spheres like agriculture, education, potable water and security in the budget for 2017-18. This focus is aimed at facilitating the doubling of income of farmers by 2022, cent per cent housing for those without land or home, training five lakh unemployed youth, farmers and women under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and on undertaking work for water conservation in mission mode. Further, a target has also been set for achieving cent per cent literacy in the state by 2019. On the directions of the chief minister, his secretary has directed all the district magistrates to execute works according to the integrated action plan so that targets in the said sectors can be achieved on time.
Secretary to the chief minister, Amit Singh Negi informed that instructions have been issued to all the district magistrates to work according to the integrated action plan. Working according to this action plan, all the district magistrates will have to make a presentation before the chief minister within a period of three weeks. Negi further informed that the issues on which the district magistrates have been directed to focus include efforts aimed at doubling the income of farmers by the year 2022. For this purpose, focus will be laid on facilitating at least 10 cluster based agriculture development initiatives for an integrated plan involving agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy, pisciculture, irrigation, mini irrigation and cooperatives. Officials concerned should do their homework and set together to establish coordination among the departments directly or indirectly linked to agriculture. The officials are also expected to facilitate the execution of various schemes related to rural roads, drainage, solid and liquid waste management, rural street lighting, primary education, medical service, rural computerisation and other aspects with funds received under the 14 finance commission with proper planning and execution. He also informed that the target of providing housing for cent per cent of the landless/homeless population by the year 2022 was also included in the budget address of the government. The district magistrates will coordinate with officials concerned and work on this aspect while also submitting a report on the same to the state administration. Further, five lakh youth, women and farmers are to be skilled by 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. For this purpose, the district magistrates will set year-wise and sector-wise targets and prepare an action plan for the same. Also, by 2022 the government aims to recharge the traditional water sources to revive water availability to the level it was four to five decades ago. For this all the district magistrates will identify one rain-fed river each in their district and prepare for its rejuvenation. Negi further said that the execution of various works related to hygiene, waste management and civic amenities will also be ensure in the urban areas of the state. Apart from these various points, each district magistrate will also have to identify five problem areas, prepare action plan for redressing these issues and send the same to the state administration.