Agriculture and Water Resource Minister Brijmohan Agrawal chaired a meeting of district-level officials here on Wednesday in Jagdalpur and asserted that lok Suraj Abhiyaan was an important medium to understand public feelings and assess administrative works.
“Such events (lok Suraj Abhiyaan) provides Public Representatives and officials an opportunity to know the expectations and demands of public and also to evaluate the progress and impact of government schemes,’’ the minister observed at the meeting.
Agrawal said that every department's district office should maintain registers in which complaints of people and public representatives should be recorded so that it can be reviewed from time to time and redressed in best possible manner.
He added that district-level officials should compulsorily do field visits every week, and review implementation of department schemes in blocks and villages.
Agrawal reviewed cleanliness campaign and said that it is necessary to ensure water supply for toilets constructed in villages. Overhead tanks should be installed in schools and ashrams so as to facilitate water supply in bathrooms there.
He emphasized on construction of public toilets. In the meeting, Agrawal took note of the 341 farmers, who have deposited money but have not received electricity connection.
He gave strict instructions to electricity department officials to provide them electricity connections within one month. He instructed to issue show-cause notice to the officials, who remained absent in the Kisan Sammelan organized in village Titirgaon.
Agriculture Minister said that 70 per cent population of Chhattisgarh is dependent on agriculture and most of the government departments have the duty to benefit farmers and people of rural areas through departmental schemes.
Agrawal gave instructions to build fish aquarium in Jagdalpur. He instructed Water Resource Department officials to make such a project that will result in availability of water in Indravati River all year round and will maintain the beauty of Chitrakote waterfall even during summer season.