Surguja Divisional commissioner Dr BS Anant on Friday reviewed various developmental and welfare works of the Panchayati Raj, and rural development department including those carried out under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee scheme.(MGNREGS) He held the review meeting at the conference hall of his office.
Directing the officials to maintain quality, he asked them to ensure completion of work on time so that the benefits reach to the poor, deprived and needy. He also emphasized on the requirement for timely payment of wages to the people.
Reviewing the progress the administration so far has made in the implementation of Indira Awas, a rural housing scheme, the commissioner also asked the officials to promote better coordination.
Officials who attended the review meeting said beneficiaries in their regions have already been given the first installment for construction of houses under the Indira Awas scheme. The payments are being sent directly into the bank account opened in the name of the house woman or to the joint account of the couple.
The commissioner also reviewed the progress of the schemes sanctioned by the 12th and 13 financial commissions and those carried out in gram panchayat level.
The officials who attended the review meeting include CEO of the Surguja district panchayat Kiran Kausal, Korba CEO Ranu Sahu, deputy commissioner Sudhakar Kahlko, Surajpur district planning director laos Kujur, Balrampur-Ramanujganj district planning director R.K.Khote.
District level officials of different other departments including agriculture, irrigation, rural work and animal husbandry also attended the review meeting.