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Ranchi, Dec 1: The Secretary of Rural Development Department, Prashant Kumar held a review meeting with the members of the ratification mission team of the department on Thursday.
Here, the secretary said, “Several developments and welfare schemes of the Rural Development Department are going on across the state. Deputy Commissioners and Development Commissioners have an important role in bringing all these schemes on the ground in the districts. Make sure that people are able to get the most benefits from these schemes.”
He further said that along with speeding up the development of the state, the schemes of the government should be taken to the people for whom the schemes have been made.
The secretary said that the State Rural Development Ratification Mission Team has been constituted to provide ratification in the schemes run by the Rural Development Department in the state. It is for the intensive supervision of the schemes of the Rural Development Department and to provide continuous guidance to the districts. He further instructed that the nominated members of the Ratification Mission continuously monitor the schemes by visiting the areas.
Secretary Kumar further said that in some areas different districts have had achievements, while many districts are lagging behind. In such a situation, where the pace of development is slow, several concrete steps should be taken to speed it up. Kumar also said that there are many challenges before the districts. They also have to take immediate decisions according to time and circumstances. In such a situation, officials should take their decision in such a way that maximum number of residents of the state are benefitted.
In the review meeting, the secretary further directed the concerned officials that all the works under MNREGA be completed on time. He said that it should be the priority to make the welfare schemes run under MNREGA successful.
Furthermore, he said that due to the better implementation of the schemes, expected improvements can be made in the lives of the common people. He directed that efforts should be made to connect people with welfare schemes. Along with this, while visiting the area continuously, he assured that he will ensure to speed up the completion of the scheme.
MNREGA Commissioner Rajeshwari B, Special Secretary, Rural Development Department Ram Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary Shail Prabha Kujur, Joint Secretary Arun Kumar Singh, Deputy Secretary Pramod Kumar, Under Secretary Chandrabhushan, Under Secretary Arun Kumar Sinha among other officials were present at the review meeting.
