Additional Chief Secretary
S Raju reviewing the progress of various developmental works under district and state plans and under other sectors in Rudrapur (Udham Singh Nagar) on Thursday, directed the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration to ensure timely utilisation of funds allocating under different plans.
At the same time, he also asked the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration to follow the laid down rules carefully before implementation of various developmental works.
Stressing on the need to ensure proper drinking water services, Raju directed the officials concerned of the jal sasthan and jal nigam to carry out the ongoing drinking water projects on priority basis so that better drinking water services could be provided to the people. He also asked the officials concerned to maintain quality of works while carrying out the drinking water related projects in the district.
The additional Chief Secretary also called upon the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar to give maximum publicity to the proposed Kishan Pension Scheme in which farmers above 60 years of age are being covered in the state. The proposed pension scheme is being launched across the state from August 15, 2014.
Reviewing the progress of the various social schemes being run by the social welfare department, Raju directed the officials concerned to extend the popular schemes like the Gaura Devi Kanyadhan scheme to maximum number of girl students in coordination with the officials concerned of the education department.
He also asked the health department to organise camps to distribute handicap certificates to the handicapped people. In the meanwhile, as the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration informed the Government has already released Rs 5565 lakh proposed under the district plan, out of which Rs 1492.35 lakh has been allocated to different departments at district level.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 9833.54 lakh proposed under the state sector, has also been released by the Government, out of which an amount of Rs 3532.72 lakh has been already utilised by different departments at district level, added the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration.