Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Wednesday directed the senior officials of the Rural Development Department to take necessary steps for providing computer training to the rural youths.
Dhand who chaired the high-level empowered committee meeting of the Backward Regions Grant Fund at the Mantralaya here also urged the officials to take steps to provide solar energy equipment to the villages which do not have electricity.He said that under a study tour programme, the Panchayat representatives of Sukma, Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Kanker, Antagarh,and Koyalibeda should be brought to Raipur and Naya Raipur.
They should be shown the Swami Vivekananda International Airport,State assembly, and should be shown different developmental works underway in the region.While reviewing the works carried out from the Backward Regions Grant Fund, Dhand directed the officials to expedite the works which were pending and complete them soon.
Panchayat and Rural Development Department Principal Secretary MK Raut said the about 1.652 lakh projects in 15 districts were approved under the scheme in 2007-08.
Of which 92,078 works have been completed.He said as many as Rs1,574 crore have already been spent on these projects.The committee approved the proposed works to be carried out in the year 2014-15. This included construction of modules, media campaign, study tour, certificate course etc.