The third phase of Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan kick-started in Pauri district on Thursday with the open meeting of the gram panchayats of the district. Pauri district magistrate Chandra Sekhar Bhatt inaugurated the third phase Abhiyan by lighting the inaugural lamp and garlanding the photo of Baba Shahib Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
Addressing the gathering, Bhatt said that the Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan of the Union Government will help in the all-round development of the villages. This is because the schemes would be decided on the basis of the priority by the villagers themselves from the open meetings, he said, adding that another beauty of the scheme is that the budget allotted to the gram panchayat will be spent only after the schemes are selected by the villagers of the gram panchayats. He further said plans will be prepared for the duration of four years.
Stressing that the agriculture in the mountainous district being dependent on the women, he said the women force must be adequately roped in to speed things up.
Mentioning Beti Padhaoo Beti Bachao scheme, DM said that the women can play important role in implementing it. He stressed on identifying the illegible for the pension schemes and striking them off the list of the beneficiaries.
Bhatt gave green signal to the construction of Barat Ghar on the day. The villagers put two demands before the DM and they are Goodiya-Bhimli mall road be extended to Teeka Garooli and the striking down Kharik trees.