All the three local UP Ministers including Labour and Employment Minister Anil Rajbhar, Minister of State for Stamp and Court Registration (Independent Charge) Ravindra Jaiswal and Minister of State for AYUSH and Food Security (Independent Charge) Dayashankar Mishra ‘Dayalu’ reviewed the preparations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on July 7 and in a meeting here on Monday, they directed the administrative officers to complete all arrangements in a well-planned and systematic manner on time with quality. After the meeting, the ministers also inspected the venue of the public meeting at Wajidpur and gave necessary directions to the officers present on the spot. In view of the rainy season, they said that proper arrangements of drainage should be made apart from arrangements of sufficient number of coolers, fans etc.
At the review meeting, they said that the PM would give a gift of 32 development projects worth Rs 3,147 crore which include inauguration of 19 development projects worth Rs 1,720 crore apart from laying the foundation stones of 13 projects worth Rs 1,427 crore. They said that during his public meeting site, the PM would distribute certificates/ keys of three beneficiaries each of Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Yojana, Gramin Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat Yojana and before this, the PM would hold talks with 10 beneficiaries each of these three schemes in a room built at the venue of the public meeting. The programme will also be attended by the Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
According to the ministers, about 14,000 beneficiaries of Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Bhadohi districts will participate in the programme and out of them, there would be 3,000 beneficiaries only from Varanasi district. Minister Anil Rajbhar directed the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to select a site for setting up a trauma centre in Chiraigaon and till the opening of this centre, the same work should be done at Community Health Centre (CHC) Narpatpur. He also asked the concerned officers to upgrade the roads of the city.
Minister Ravindra Jaiswal asked the District Magistrate (DM) to ensure arrangements for installation of information boards related to the benefits to the general public from the various schemes. He laid special emphasis on installation of signage for the development works done in Kashi with an amount of more than Rs 2,600 crore at the relevant work sites, as well as installation of hoardings thanking the PM on behalf of the public for these works in the district. He also directed entrance gates on major roads related to the identity of Kashi. Minister Dayashankar Mishra ‘Dayalu’ directed to repair the lighting decorations installed in the city.
DM S Rajalingam, while giving detailed information about the preparations made so far, assured that all the arrangements would be completed on time. CDO Himanshu Nagpal, ADM (Admn) Ranvijay Singh, ADM (City) Gulab Chandra and others were also present on the occasion.