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A village in Basti has suddenly hogged into limelight due to the steps being taken by a woman gram pradhan in containing the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself acknowledged the effort of the village head.
On Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with heads of gram panchayats and sarpanchs of the country, he also spoke to head of Nakti Dei Bujurg gram panchayat in Basti, Varsha Singh, and after being informed of the steps initiated there and praised her.
The prime minister said that earlier people used to say that if one rupee was sent from Delhi, only 15 paise reached the village. “But today, when one rupee is released, the entire amount is deposited in beneficiary’s account,” he said.
Modi asked Varsha Singh how the villagers felt now and she replied that the residents were satisfied and said that they were getting all facilities since the Bharatiya Janata Party government came to office.
Varsha Singh has been actively working to deal with spread of coronavirus in the village in Kaptanganj development block of Basti. Working on the formula of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, she has ensured sanitisation of the village thrice and provided masks, soaps and sanitisers to every household.
Poor and nomadic families, who did not have ration cards, were also provided ration. Besides providing ration to very poor families, essentials and vegetables were also arranged for them. In addition, eligible women beneficiaries of Ujjwala Scheme, Labour department, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi and Jan Dhan Yojana were provided help by Singh.