Sounding unhappy over zero progress on Employment Guarantee Scheme at the level of various gram sabhas in different districts, State rural development Minister Pritam Singh upbraided the officers concerned while asking them to find out the reasons behind the dismal record regarding the scheme.
“They need to identity the gram sabhas where there is no need of employment under the above scheme,” he said. Singh said this while presiding over the meeting of Employment (Rojgar) Guarantee Council at the Secretariat on Friday.
He directed the officers to initiate efforts for the release of pending funds of Rs 62 crore from the Central government under Employment Guarantee Scheme.
He expressed disappointment over zero progress in various panchayats over the EGS, asking for action against the officers responsible for it.
The cabinet minister also vented disappointment at slow pace of verification of job cards (only 13.65 per cent) and directed the officers concerned to submit a report in details from districts- Chamoli, Haridwar and Rudraprayag.
Expressing disappointment at zero progress report on individual household toilet scheme in districts like Dehradun and Tehri and also over lack luster progress in Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, Haridwar, Champawat, Pauri and Chamoli districts, he asked for corrective actions.