DISHA meeting held in Bongaigaon district

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BONGAIGAON: The District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting was held on Tuesday in Bongaigaon in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner's office, which was chaired by Naba Sarania, MP Kokrajhar HPC. The meeting was also attended by Abdul Khaleque, MP Barpeta HPC, Pradip Sarkar, MLA Abhayapuri South LAC (SC), Abdul Batin Khandakar, MLA of Abhayapuri North LAC and Ajoy Kumar Roy, MLA of Bijni LAC.

Dr. M S Lakshmi Priya, Deputy Commissioner of Bongaigaon, informed about the developmental schemes implemented in Bongaigaon district under various departments like Public Health Engineering, Town and Country Planning, Health, District Industry and Commerce Centre, Panchayat and Rural Development, Social Welfare, Education, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Agriculture, and others. Among the flagship schemes, Jal Jivan Mission, National Health Mission, National Urban Livelihood Mission, Pradhan Mantri Matsa Sampada Yojana, Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Kishan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Model Village Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme and Rural Infrastructure Development Schemes implemented in Bongaigaon.

Telecom and Railway department officials were also present and they informed about their schemes like manufacturing workshop of Railway Delux Coach in New Bongaigaon. MP Naba Sarania appreciated Bongaigaon district for handling COVID effectively.

MP, Barpeta HPC, Abdul Khaleque announces to provide Rs 5 lakh to the Water Resource Department for bridgework in Kacharipety GP. He also proposed to take resolution in the meeting for a Pradhan Mantri Jana Vikash Yojana scheme in Kirtanpara. He asked the Executive Officer to increase the number of community toilets in Bongaigaon Municipality area. Khaleque asked the Railway officials the present status of manufacturing workshop of Railway Delux Coach, foundation stone of which was laid by the then Minister of State for Railways, Rajen Gohain in New Bongaigaon.

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