Chhattisgarh is among the three top States in the country where schemes like protection to newborn, nutritious food programme, midday meal programme for school children, public distribution system and employment and social security pension schemes have been implemented successfully, according to a survey.
The survey titled ‘Public Valuation of Programmes’ was carried out in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh in the months of May-June 2013. The report of the survey was released in New Delhi on Tuesday. Noted economist Jean Dreze, along with his assistant Ritika Khera, conducted the survey.
According to the survey, in the implementation of these government programmes, Tamil Nadu is on the top, whereas Himachal Pradesh bagged the second position and Chhattisgarh stands third.
The report says States like Chhattisgarh have proved that change is possible in the direction of betterment. This progress has been achieved chiefly because of the democratic struggle. In the Integrated Child Development Project implemented for the protection of the newborn, Tamil Nadu got 94 per cent marks, whereas Himachal Pradesh got 84 per cent and Chhattisgarh 67 per cent marks.
In the mid-day meal programme, Tamil Nadu got 100 per cent, Chhattisgarh 98 per cent and Himachal Pradesh 97 per cent marks. In the public distribution system, Chhattisgarh got 99 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 100 per cent and Tamil Nadu got 97 per cent marks. In the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and social security pension schemes, Chhattisgarh is included among the top three States. A total of 20 districts of the States had been selected for the survey.