Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand told the officers of food department to prepare a proposal for construction of godown at procurement centres of rural areas under the schemes financed from the rural infrastructure development fund of NABARD for the safe storage of paddy purchased on support price.
In the meeting of the empowered committed constituted for the review of NABARD loan financed works here, Dhand told the officers to prepare proposal for Mukhyamantri Gram Gaurav Path Yojana in rural areas also on priority basis.
While reviewing the NABARD loan aided irrigation projects, the chief secretary told the officers to complete different construction works within time limit and to send reimbursement claims to NABARD on time. He told the secretary Water Resources Department to review the pending irrigation projects soon and to inform him about the progress.
Dhand said that the NABARD loan financed works get 80 to 95 per cent grant. He instructed to complete the pending NABARD loan financed works by launching a drive.
In the meeting, officers said that under the NABARD loan financed works, NABARD has had sanctioned Rs 1,088 crore for 951 roads under the Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Evam Vikas Yojana. Under the Mukhyamantri Gram Gaurav Path Yojana, administrative sanction has been given for Rs 697.99 crore for 4,454 works, out of which Rs 383.12 crore has been spent and Rs 298.96 crore has been reimbursed from NABARD.
Under PWD Rs 309.95 crore has been sanctioned for the uplift of 416 rural roads, out of which 216 works have been completed and Rs 132.19 crore has been reimbursed. For the construction of 700 godowns for storage of fertilizers for Krishi Upaj Mandis Rs 50.23 crore has been sanctioned, from which 581 godowns were constructed and Rs 36.48 crore reimbursement has been received. Rs 90.17 crore has been sanctioned for construction of 69 godowns of Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation for storage of foodgrain, of which 55 work has been completed and Rs 53.25 crore has been reimbursed.