Development is not limited to construction works only; but related to social and economic development also. Providing education, health and food to people also is development work. The real meaning of development is that people remain healthy, educated and have avenues of employment and for such development, people should unite and make action plan together, said Collector Ritu Jain.
In the day-long workshop held here for the Sarpanchs, Secretaries and Anganwadi workers of Mainpat Development Block under “Well-nourished and prosperous Surguja” campaign here, the Collector asked the village panchayats to prepare development schemes together.
In Gram Sabha, members should discuss and develop new model of development. By using the powers delegated under the Panchayati Raj Act, basic facilities like education, health, food to the citizens should be ensured. Village Panchayats should encourage people to work unitedly for development, she added.
District Panchayat CEO R Ekka and Woman and Child Development Officer DS Marawi were present in the workshop. In the workshop, the Collector also discussed in detail all the aspects of the campaign.
Addressing the workshop, the Collector said that “Well-nourished and prosperous Surguja campaign” has five factors. Under this, formation of cent per cent women groups, education to every person of every family, work for health and nutrition, sanitation and use of toilets and group economic activities should be included.
Encouraging the panchayats, Jain said that panchayats should take a pledge that there is no malnourished, illiterate, unemployed and sick person in the Panchayat.
She said that new dimension could be established through divergence
from MNREGA.
The Collector also honoured BlOs who played a key role in increasing the total voting percentage and women voting percentage at village level in the lok Sabha election 2014.