Minister for CAPD and Tribal Affairs Ch. Zulfkar Ali today called for improving the progress under various flagship programmes in Rajouri District and directed the officers to speed up their efforts to achieve the targets within stipulated time frame.He was reviewing the progress of flagship programmes including MGNREGA, IAY, Swach Bharat Abhiyan in Rajouri district at a meeting.Director Rural Development Department M. L. Raina, Assistant Commissioners Development Rajouri Noor Alam, Project Officer DRDA Dr. Zakir Hussain, Executive Engineer, BDOs and other senior officers attended the meeting.
The Minister said these programmes are aimed to improve the living conditions of poor people in the rural areas. The schemes specifically envisage providing employment and living shelters to the poorest of poor and the implementing agencies must focus on their implementation in the right spirit of these programmes, he added.Stressing the need for strict observance of norms while implementing these programmes, the Minister directed the officers to ensure that benefits of these schemes percolate down to the needy. He called for execution of works under MGNREGA strictly as per the work programme and avoid creating any liability. He also stressed for disbursement of wages to the Job Card holders on regular basis.
While reviewing the Swach Bharat Abhiyan programme, the Minister said that Department should lay special emphasis on the implementation of this scheme to provide sanitation facilities to the rural people. He also called for stepping up of awareness campaign to give wide publicity to this scheme so that more and more people avail benefits of flagship programme. He issued strict instructions to the officers to send timely Utilization Certificates to the Administrative Department to secure timely release of funds from the Central Government. He also directed the ACD to conduct Gram Sabhas in regular interval.Director Rural Development Department, apprised the Minister about the financial and physical achievements under MGNREGA, IAY, Swach Bharat Abhiyan and other flagship programme in Rajouri district.