Survey of social, economic and caste census has been completed, but the verification and amendment work pertaining to the census exercise is continuing in Chhattisgarh.
The Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar, in the review meeting of the Department collected information about the progress of social, economic and caste census,Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Empowerment Campaign, Thakur Pyarelal Panchayat and Rural Institution, Chhattisgarh State Social Audit unit, Backward Class Grant Fund and Integrated Action Plan.
In the meeting, Chandrakar said to complete these works carefully.The officials said that the Central Government had made provision of Rs34.31 crore for the census of the State, against which Rs31,18,86,000 allocation has been received. Principal Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development MK Raut, Secretary PC Mishra, Director Sangheeta P and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
Officials of Thakur Pyarelal Panchayat and Rural Development Institution informed that 42,675 peoples’ representatives, officers and employees had been imparted training during the financial year 2013-14 and 2,183 during the year 2014-15.Chandrakar said, as training is important for the implementation of Government schemes, professors from IIM and eminent universities should be invited to impart training, after deciding the time of training. The Minister directed officials to conduct social audit of other government schemes like Urban Pension, Urban Housing and Skill Development programmes.
The officials informed that the Village Panchayat assistants were being appointed for the preservation and updation of Gram Panchayat data of the State. In the first phase, 5,058 assistants were to be appointed of which 1,665 had been appointed, they said.Chandrakar instructed to appoint candidates having computer knowledge.The Minister asked to prepare an action plan for construction of training institutions in all the 27 districts and development blocks of the State for imparting training to peoples’ representatives and officers. The officers said that 11 district panchayat resources centres have been opened in the first phase.