Member of Parliament from Kanker lok Sabha constituency Sohan Potai (in pic) has instructed to complete the construction works being done in the district under various projects of the Rural Development Ministry within time-limit with quality.
He also instructed officials concerned to ensure proper security arrangements in the girls’ hostels run by Tribal Welfare department. He stressed on giving preference to deployment of women superintendent, chowkidar, women police and construction of boundary walls in the girls hostels.
While presiding over a district-level vigilance and supervision committee meeting here on Friday, the MP has done agenda-wise review of various Rural Development schemes run under the Union Rural Development Ministry. District Panchayat president Balram Sahu and representative of Mahasamund MP Chandulal Sahu, Madan Khandelwal were present at the meeting.
In the meeting, CEO district panchayat PS Elma gave detailed information regarding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. He said that under MNREGA, this year total 5,627 works have been sanctioned to the district. Though a total of 9,090 works have been sanctioned to the district under the scheme, out of which 1,693 works have been completed, 3,823 works are in progress and 3,574 works are yet to be started, he informed.
He said that this year the district has received Rs 105 crore under the scheme, out of which Rs 52.52 crore has been given as labour payment and Rs 44 crore has been spent on purchase of materials. A total of 1,38,557 families have been registered under MNREGA and 1,12,350 families have been benefited from this scheme this year.
While reviewing the works done under PMRRY, the MP has instructed to ensure maintenance of road by the contractors. Reviewing the works done under the national rural drinking water programme, the meeting was informed that out of the 122 spot sources works sanctioned in the district under the backward area grant cell, 114 has been completed, five in progress and three works yet to be started.
Besides, a total of 8,758 hand pumps have been installed in 3,264 rural settlements under the national rural drinking water programme, out of which 8,707 are functional. Under the Indira Awas Yojana, it has been made mandatory for the beneficiary to construct slab houses. Rs 70,000 would be given to each house. Potai has instructed to timely payment to the beneficiaries of social security pension, national oldage pension, Sukhad Sahara Yojana, Indira Gandhi national widow pension and national handicaps pension schemes.