Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while reviewing the Rural Development Department at the Secretariat on Friday, directed that the plan to take Uttarakhand’s brand ‘House of Himalayas’ to the global level should be fully implemented by September. Special attention should be paid to the quality, packaging and marketing of the products. He said that like the Rural Business Incubator Centers built in Hawalbagh and Kotdwar, Rural Business Incubator Centers should be set up soon in all the districts of the state. These will play an important role in promoting youth and self-help groups in the field of self-employment. The Chief Minister said that the soul of India resides in the villages, so special attention should be paid that the names of the schemes being made for the rural areas in the state should be simple and effective. The Chief Minister directed the officials to identify 15 important schemes related to the public, and also make arrangements for district-wise ranking for the successful implementation of the schemes. The Chief Minister directed the Secretary Rural Development that for the successful implementation of the schemes, senior officials of the department should be sent to the villages from time to time. The Secretary should also visit some villages himself. Block level officers should be sent to the meetings of Gram Sabhas. Special attention should be paid to the construction and maintenance of Amrit Sarovars. Tree plantation should also be done on the banks of Amrit Sarovars.
During the review of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, the Chief Minister directed the officials to pay special attention to quality and timeliness in the construction of roads. Strict action will be taken against the concerned officials for negligence in the quality of work. The Chief Minister said that he himself will conduct surprise inspection of the construction works. During the review of the Rural Construction Department, the Chief Minister directed that under the ‘Mukhyamantri Gram Sampark Yojana’, construction work should be expedited to connect villages with roads. Special attention should be paid to road connectivity for the development of villages. It was informed in the meeting that under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Rural and Deendayal Upadhyaya Rural Skill Scheme, the state ranks first in the approval of targets to training institutes, commencement of work relative to the target and training relative to the target. Due to excellent performance in NRLM scheme, the state has been receiving bonuses continuously for the last two years. A target of sales of 25 crores has been set in the next 03 years through ‘House of Himalayas’. Under Lakhpati Didi Yojana, 93 thousand women have become Lakhpati Didi in the state so far. A target has been set to make 2.50 lakh women lakhpatis by 2026.
66,596 houses have been built in the state under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin. 66,459 groups have been formed in the state under NRLM. In which 5.06 lakh families are getting benefits. It was informed in the meeting that 1845 settlements have been connected as against 1864 settlements approved so far under PMGSY. A population of about 22 lakhs has benefited from these settlements.
Vice Chairman Infrastructure Monitoring Council Shri Vishwas Dabur, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Anand Bardhan, Secretary Shri R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Mrs. Radhika Jha, Additional Secretary Mr. Savin Bansal, Mr. Manuj Goyal, Mr. Karmendra Singh and concerned officers were present.
