ITANAGAR, Jun 20: Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) Minister Bamang Felix has urged the officers of the two departments to “work on a mission mode towards their noble responsibility of serving the rural population,” according to an official release.
Felix said this during a review meeting on the programmes being implemented by the two departments, the Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM), and the State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR) here on Thursday.
“Arunachal Pradesh is in the process of transformation, and the officials under the entire RD and PR fraternity need to work on a mission mode,’ the minister said.
He asked the officials to start working to “ensure roofs for everybody, employment for the rural people, and sustainable incomes for all rural households in the state.”
Felix also outlined the benchmarks for achieving “all-round development as per Milestones@75” and to “develop a specific plan for the same to commemorate India’s 75 years of independence.”
He called for reviewing the performance of officials at each level at regular intervals, and directed the officials to share the reports of such reviews.
Assuring the grassroots officials of support from his end, the minister cautioned non-performing officials that their transfer and posting would be linked with their performance.
RD&PR Secretary Rinchin Tashi dwelt on the major programmes being implemented, and sought the officials’ cooperation for effective implementation of major programmes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen).
Tashi informed that the Centre would implement the next phase of the ‘People’s Plan Campaign’ from 2 October, and asked the participants to ensure maximum participation of the officials from the line departments in the campaign.
RD&PR Special Secretary Nyali Ete made a presentation on the MGNREGA, the PMAY (G), and the PMKSY, and highlighted the challenges that the RD department is facing in implementing the programmes.
ArSRLM State Mission Director Tabin Siga gave an overview of the DAYNRLM and the DDUGKY. He also apprised the minister of the challenges being faced and steps being taken to overcome them.
SIRD&PR Director Vijay Kumar Sharma highlighted the progress of the training being imparted by the institute.
