Orai(Jalaun)- Deputy Chief Minister/Rural Development Minister Uttar Pradesh Government Keshav Prasad Maurya, while reviewing various schemes and programs run by the Rural Development Department in the presence of local public representatives in the inspection building of the Public Works Department in Orai on Wednesday, directed the officials to ensure that the benefits of government's public welfare schemes reach every eligible person along with increasing employment and livelihood opportunities in rural areas.
He said that rural development schemes should be operated as per the needs of the villages, so that along with employment generation, the standard of living of rural families also improves. During the review, the Deputy Chief Minister reviewed the progress of employment generation under Vikas Bharat Ji Ram Ji and took information about the results of the Special Employment Generation Day organized on October 12. The officials present gave information about employment generation as per the set target.
The Deputy Chief Minister directed that as per the demand of the workers, continuous employment should be provided to them and the pace of employment generation should be maintained. He directed to connect the public places connected with unpaved roads in rural areas with pucca roads on priority basis and to pay special attention to the construction of community hall in every Gram Panchayat. Including water conservation, conservation of natural resources and creation of permanent assets among the priorities of rural development, he said that villages should be connected to the mainstream of development by better utilization of local resources.
He directed to widely promote the Chief Minister Youth Entrepreneur Scheme in every village and benefit as many eligible youth as possible. In the review of National Rural Livelihood Mission, he emphasized on connecting women with self-help groups, making coordination of various departmental schemes effective and making women economically self-reliant. Under the Chief Minister Awas Yojana and Prime Minister Awas Yojana, he directed to provide houses on priority basis to the eligible beneficiaries of disaster affected families and other special categories including widowed women.
He clarified that there should be no negligence in providing the benefits of the schemes to the eligible families and transparent and timely implementation of all the schemes should be ensured. During the review, special emphasis was also laid on developing small and cottage industries for women around the THR (Take Home Ration) plant. The Deputy Chief Minister directed to explore the possibilities of local industries related to spice industry and other materials supplied to the THR plant through women of self-help groups.
This will provide local level employment and additional income opportunities to rural women and will also boost the economic activities of self-help groups. On this occasion, BJP regional president Ramkishore Sahu, District President Urvija Dixit, Madhogarh MLA Moolchandra Niranjan, Orai Sadar MLA Gaurishankar Verma, District Panchayat President/Administrator Ghanshyam Anuragi along with Chief Development Officer KK Singh, DC MNREGA Ramendra Singh, Project Director Akhilesh Tiwari, DDO Nishant Pandey and all BDOs and other officers were present.