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Assam CM directs BDOs to build 2 lakh IAY houses within two months
Guwahati, June 23 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Block Development Officers prepare a list of poor persons in consultations with the local MLAs and submit the list within 15 days to the Panchayat and Rural Development Department.
At a high level review meeting with Chief Executive Officers, Project Directors and Block Development Officers at Silpagram in Guwahati on Thursday, the Assam CM asked the officials to transform the office of every BDO as a model office.
“Our Government wants to make every development block as a model office so that poor persons get proper treatment and need not have to face harassment in getting their work done,” Sonowal said.
Sonowal said that the BDOs have to ensure that no poor person encounters any sort of problem in course of filing of any complaint or grievances.
“You must ensure that a poor person has a hassle-free experience while filing any complaint. You have to dispose of his application within a day. Make sure that he does not have to come for the same work the next time,” Sonowal said.
The Assam CM directed the BDOs to put up complaint box at their respective offices and to dispose of the complaints without any further delay.
Sonowal instructed the officials to put up big hoardings in the panchayat and block development offices on the status of activities ‘to weed out corruption with screaming slogan: Giving bribe is a punishable offence, so also taking bribe is equally a punishable offence’ within a week.
In this connection, Sonowal said he would seek a report from the Chief Secretary.
Expressing concern over the delay in construction of two lakh house under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Awas Yojana across the State, Sonowal asked the BDOs to complete the task expeditiously within the next two month.
The Assam CM warned of stern action if the target is not met by the respective BDOs.
Sonowal also asked the officials to enlist the approved proposals of gaon sabha in the register book.
“It must be recorded in the register book that the schemes have been formulated in deference to the wishes of the people,” Sonowal said.
Underscoring the need for strengthening the monitoring mechanism pertaining to issuance of job card, Chief Minister Sonowal said that a proper mechanism has to be in place for selection of job card beneficiaries by ensuring transparency and accountability and creating awareness in a big way.
Emphasising on toning of style of functioning, Sonowal asked the BDOs to come up with a factsheet on the exact number of bank accounts opened under Jan-Dhan Yojana and total number of beneficiaries under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Fasal Bima Yojana, Start-up, Stand-up, Mudra Yojana et al within the next two months.
Sonowal asked the officials to go to the villages and doorsteps of the people to ‘build a close rapport with the people’.
The Assam CM announced that officials doing a good job will be awarded at a public function every year.
Even such officials will be given promotion, he added.
The Assam CM also called upon the BDOs to conduct an in-depth survey as to whether the schemes have actually benefited the people.
Sonowal said that the State can prosper and flourish only if the rural areas development.
“Our Government will take along the rural populace in the process of development and make them an integral part of the development schemes,” Sonowal said.
Sonowal exuded confidence that the Government would be able to surmount the obstacles with the help and cooperation of the people in the days ahead.
On the allegation levelled by local MLA that a private gym has been set up with funds from Government of India at Jagiroad, Sonowal asked the concerned BDO to inquire into it and to submit a report to him.
In this context, the Assam CM asked the BDOs to take into account any complaints lodged by MLAs to do away with anomalies and irregularities.
Minister for Panchayat & Rural Development Naba Kumar Doley said that the officials have to take the people into confidence while executing any schemes.
The meeting was attended, among others, by Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Dilip Paul, Minister for PWD, Parimal Suklabaidya, Chief Secretary, VK Pipersenia, Additional Chief Secretary, VB Pyarelal, Commissioner and Secretary, KK Dwivedi and Commissioner & Secretary to CM, Sanjay Lohia.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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