CM reviews ongoing schemes and projects

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 11

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held a meeting with Chief Minister’s Good Governance Associates (CMGGAs) to review and get feedback on various ongoing schemes and projects being implemented in the state.

While reviewing the Rural Work Monitoring System, the Chief Minister suggested that minimum educational qualification for appointment of Gram Sachiv should be raised from 10+2 to graduation. He said this would help in further improving functioning at village-level.

He said district-wise reward scheme would be started for Gram Panchayats for the best implementation of e-panchayat system in the state.

He asked the officers of the Development and Panchayats Department that sarpanches should work together with Gravit volunteers in each Gram Panchayat for monitoring and implementation of development works. It should also be made as a part of seven star rating under the rainbow scheme. 

He said resource persons performing social audit should be engaged from other GPs rather than the same village. Similarly, 15-day period should be given to officials concerned for course correction about the findings identified by the resource persons during physical survey. 

“A state-level workshop by social audit experts for stakeholders should be conducted in the coming one-month. Meanwhile, legal framework and an independent director should be hired by the department,” he said. He said the Development and Panchayats Department should also initiate study of devolution of powers.

He asked the officers to appoint an independent Director of HIPA, Gurugram, which should be a senior IAS officer.

Apart from this, HIPA should be made Nodal agency for all training institutes of the state.

The CMGGAs apprised the Chief Minister about the Dairy Data Management System which would not only maintain the transparency in the dairy sector, but also increases farmers income and maintain quality control as well.

The Chief Minister was also informed about works being carried out under Haryana State Livelihood Mission, sustainability of PDS system, improvement in tehsil services, menstrual hygiene programme, E-Upchaar, CM window, Harpath, Swachh Map, Haryana Saksham, replacement of existing street lights with LEDs, Antodaya SARAL Kendra, Anemia free villages and Mitra kaksh of the Police Department.

Navraj Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation, Ram Niwas, Additional Chief Secretary, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Anuraag Rastogi, Principal Secretary, Development and Panch-

ayats, Rakesh Gupta, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, and CMGGAs and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.