The State Government has decided to increase the allotted budget for construction of an ideal pond for fisheries development. This was stated by the state minister for women, child development, animal husbandry, fisheries and pasture development, Rekha Arya on Friday.
The minister undertook a review meeting of department of fisheries at her Vidhan Sabha office on the day. Arya said that it is now not possible to construct an ideal fish pond with a budget of Rs 3 lakh. She said that provision of the budget for pond is five year old and there is a need to revise this budget.
In the meeting, the minister tersely told the officials that the benefits of the schemes related to conservation and development of fisheries should reach the beneficiaries compulsorily.
She added that the necessary transparency should be maintained in the selection of the beneficiary and the required standards should be compulsorily followed. The minister told the officials that the budget earmarked for construction of ponds in all the districts of Garhwal division should be used timely.
The officials told the minister that the appreciable work for conservation and development of fishes in the natural sources is being done in the Tehri, Pauri and Uttarkashi districts but in Haridwar district the work is not satisfactory.
On it, the minister directed the officer in charge of department in Haridwar district to ensure utilisation of budget. She also asked him to make use of the budget for betterment of the beneficiaries. In the meeting it was also decided that the department would appoint personnel on outsourcing to overcome the shortage of staff.
The director fisheries, B P Madhwal, joint director fisheries H K Purohit, deputy director fisheries Garhwal division Ganesh Chandra Joshi and other officers were present on the occasion.