“Gramoday Abhiyan” to be held every year: CM
Bhopal. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that keeping in view results of ‘Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’, it would be held every year. This would bring transparency at local level and corruption will be curbed. District-wise conventions of Abhiyan’s beneficiaries will be held.
The Chief Minister was reviewing impact and progress of 45-day ‘Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ while holding discussions with district collectors through video-conferencing today. Collectors informed about programmes of Abhiyan and innovations made during it.
The Chief Minister apprised himself of development works undertaken in villages, status of beneficiary-oriented schemes, disposal of revenue cases, distribution of scholarships, organisation of women’s health camps, distribution of soil health cards, inclusion of eligible persons’ names and deletion of ineligible persons from BPL lists, conventions of young entrepreneurs, status of drinking water arrangements, Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance Scheme and implementation of other state government schemes.
The Chief Minister said that distribution of free LPG should be started in tribal areas at the earliest. An apex committee will be constituted to declare as populated areas, the areas registered in records as areas with small and big trees. The committee will comprise Revenue Minister, Chief Secretary and officers of concerning departments.
The Chief Minister lauded the districts which did excellent work during Abhiyan. He stressed the need to conduct Abhiyan from time to time in the districts where satisfactory progress has not been registered. He directed to adopt innovations undertaken in some districts by all the districts.
Lauding installation of electricity poles under feeder separation drive with public participation and initiative of education of orphan children by enlisting them in Sheopur district, the Chief Minister said that these initiatives can be replicated in other districts as well.
Novel initiative of benefiting honey producers by forming honey production company has been undertaken in Morena district. College students have been associated with Gramoday Abhiyan in Gwalior district. Social media is being used to make extension of veterinary service more effective. Whatsapp groups of animal keepers and veterinary doctors have been formed through which animal keepers are seeing advices of experts.
In Shivpuri district, maps of populated rural areas have been chalked out. The Chief Minister directed to replicate this in other districts. Besides, district level Parvarish Yojana would be implemented to identify orphan children and ensure their education and other facilities. Lauding this initiative, Shri Chouhan said that it would prove to be effective at local level. In Guna district, special campaign is being undertaken to provide health services by specialists to high-risk pregnant women identified during women’s health check-up camps.
The Chief Minister expressed displeasure over non-release of second installment to beneficiaries under Indira Aawas Yojana in Ashok Nagar district. He directed to accelerate pace of scheme’s implementation. He said that all activities under ‘Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ need to be repeated in Ashok Nagar district. He lauded turning fallow land into arable land in the district. There, local ponds are being deepened and fertile soil dug out from them are being last to treat barren lands.
Lauding young entrepreneurs’ convention in Datia district, the Chief Minister said that such conventions should be held in every district. He also lauded innovation of taking out rally of beneficiaries and immediate extension of benefits to deprived beneficiaries in the same district. He said that through this initiative, beneficiaries left out due to some reason will get benefit. He said that Datia is an irrigated district. Its farmers can easily repay agriculture loans. This would strengthen condition of cooperative banks.
The Chief Minister said that strategy to grow crops should be chalked out keeping in view availability of water in districts. Some districts have shunned soybean crops and moved towards paddy even while availability of water in those districts is not as desired. He directed to urge farmers to grow pulses in maximum area.
Describing preparations of beneficiaries list and writing development schemes of Panchayats on walls in Rewa district as innovative initiative, the Chief Minister said that this would help all people get information.
In Shahdol district, widows have been included in BPL list. Their skills have been augmented and efforts made to provide them self-employment.
Information was given about conducting Anganwadis as play schools in Burhanpur district.
Panchayats & Rural Development Minister Shri Gopal Bhargava, Industries Minister Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Forest Minister Dr. Gaurishankar Shejwar, Labour, Backward Classes & Minorities Welfare Minister Shri Antar Singh Arya, Tribal Welfare Minister Shri Gyan Singh, Minister of State for GAD Shri Lal Singh Arya, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Shri Sharad Jain, Minister of State for School Education Shri Deepak Joshi, Minister of State for Culture Shri Surendra Patwa, Chief Secretary Shri Anthony de Sa and other senior officers attended the video-conferencing.
