Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao laments poor performance of Rural Development (RD) Department

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ITANAGAR: Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao on Sunday chaired a district development coordination and monitoring committee (DISHA) meeting for eleven eastern zone districts of Arunachal Pradesh at Namsai, which was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, RWD Minister Honchun Ngandam and State Assembly Deputy Speaker Tesam Pongte.

Major issues of Centrally-sponsored schemes, including MGNREGA, PMGSY, PMAY, DRDA, health, education, agriculture, PWD (R&B), I&FC, F&CS, power, urban development, were discussed during the meeting.

Lack of skilled manpower in the health department, issues related to unconventional demography in districts like Namsai and Changlang, departmental lapses etc., were also discussed at length and clarification from low-performing districts were sought.

While taking stock of all the Central schemes undertaken in the districts, Gao directed the departments to saturate all the schemes and programmes with hundred per cent coverage till the next scheduled meeting.

He said that the performance of the Rural Development (RD) Department is quite poor in the State and stressed that all data pertaining to rural development should be uploaded in the ministry's portal.

He added that the present Government aims to trickle down the benefits of all the Centrally-sponsored schemes to the grass-root level and urged district officials to monitor the progress and status work in order to saturate all pending schemes.

Gao further suggested for setting up of a state-of-the-art training institute in the State and asked the RD Director to submit a detailed project report (DPR).

Mein said in his address, "The world is moving at a fast pace and we should aim to keep up with it and age old practice of complacency at work will not be tolerated".

The issue of low ratio of persons undergoing skill development training and those actually being absorbed to various jobs was also raised by the Deputy Chief Minister.

"To address unemployment in the State, an alternate source of livelihood and providing high end skill development training and follow-up thereafter is the need of the hour," Mein stressed.

On the issues of infrastructure development, Mein said, "We need to mend our ways and increase monitoring for early saturation of works under various projects. No one should be missed out from availing the benefits of health and social sector schemes."

Ngandam apprised that DCs have been authorized to monitor works being implemented in the districts, hence effective monitoring is to be carried out to ensure inclusive development and completion of the central schemes in a time bound manner.

"Executive, legislature and judiciary are the three organs of the government and one is incomplete without the other hence, we should work in synergy to bring about inclusive change," he added.

Highlighting the importance of holding DISHA meetings, Pongte said that developmental talks should not be limited to meetings alone but implemented in letter and spirit. He urged all to work dedicatedly in cohesion.

Seeking cooperation from the chair, the MLAs present highlighted the issues in implementing various schemes in their respective districts with suggestions for possible solutions.

RD director Kego Jilen and Namsai DPO presented detailed information on the status and progress recorded under all the CSS schemes.

DCs of participating districts addressed to queries being raised by Gao and highlighted their latest activities, physical and financial achievements, coverage and performance of various schemes in their respective districts.

MLAs Chau Zingnu Namchoom, Jummum Ete Deori, Gabriel D Wangsu, Kariko Kri, ZPC Namsai Nang Urmila Mancheykhun, DCs and PDs of 11 districts were also present in the meeting.

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