The State Government on Saturday announced integration of five different schemes of Panchayat and Rural Development department that are conducted with the objective of developing basic facilities in villages.
As a result, from the current financial year 2014-15, the Panchayat Section will operate these schemes as 'Chief Minister's All-Round Rural Development Scheme.'
Five schemes namely-- ‘Mukhyamantri Gram Utkarsh Yojana,’ Chhattisgarh Rural Construction Scheme, Rural Development Scheme, Chhattisgarh Gaurav and Humara Chhattisgarh Schemes, have been integrated as ‘Mukhyamantri Samagra Grameen Vikas Yojana’ (Chief Minister's All-Round Rural Development Scheme), under which construction works related to infrastructural development in rural areas will be approved as per the local requirements.
Panchayat and Rural Development Department has issued a circular in this regard from Mantralaya to Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of District Panchayats and also to the Programme officers of District Rural Development Agencies of Gariyaband, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Balod, Bemetara, Surajpur, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Mungeli, Sukma and Kondagaon.
Department officials informed here that copies of Chief Minister's All-Round Rural Development Scheme's guide have also been dispatched along with the circular to all District Panchayats and District Rural Development agencies concerned.
The Government will sanction 100 per cent funds for the construction works approved under this scheme. It has been stated in the guide that after the State Government sanctions the fund, the amount for various construction works will be distributed as per their estimated input cost. CEOs of District Panchayats will directly allot the funds to Gram Panchayats.
The Guide also reads that fifteen types of construction works can be proposed under 'Mukhyamantri Samagra Grameen Vikas Yojana' (Chief Minister's All-Round Rural Development Scheme). This includes pond beautification, construction of bridges, additional rooms in Gram Panchayat buildings, lane Concretisation, Nirmalaghat, Muktidham, fair price shop, boundary wall, Aanganwadi building, Kanji house building, community halls, square beautification, drainage system, entry gate, Haat-bazaar and commercial complex (Atal Bazaar, cement concrete road, sewerages and shade construction).
The construction and maintenance of religious places and buildings will not be approved under this scheme. Moreover, the scheme also does not approve of the construction works meant to favour a particular person, organisation or beneficiary. This scheme covers rural areas of entire Chhattisgarh. Administrative approval to the works proposed under this scheme will be given by CEO of the District Panchayat concerned. The Rural Engineering Service Unit will provide technical guidance for each of the construction works approved.