Union Minister of State for Steel Vishnudev Sai on Thursday reviewed the developmental works in 10 Aspirational Districts at the Mantralaya here.
He spoke to various District Collectors via video-conferencing and took updates on the various Central and State Government socio-economic development works.
MPs Chandulal Sahu and Abhishekh Singh and Chief Secretary Ajay Singh were also present. Sai reviewed the progress of works in Korba, Mahasamund, Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon and Sukma districts.
He collected the details on health, education, irrigation, drinking water, laying of roads, agriculture, Swachhta, skill development, crop insurance and malnutrition eradication programmes.
The Kanker District Collector informed the gathering that 132 villages had been uplinked to Internet Connectivity through the BharatNet Project. Work is in progress to connect 100 more villages. Towers are being installed via Sky Projects.
Thirteen thousand farmers had been provided jobs under the MGNREGA in improvement of tanks . Rajnandgaon MP Abhishek Singh said that health facilities and elimination of malnutrition are being extended in remote regions with the help of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Health Department.
Mahasamund MP Chandulal Sahu said that he had given instructions to speed up the construction of school buildings in the district. Narayanpur and Sukma District Collectors informed the gathering that efforts are beings made to provide health amenities and elimination of malnourishment in children in both the districts.