Araria DM to present draft plan to NITI Aayog today

ARARIA: District magistrate (DM) Himanshu Sharma will present the draft for district action plan-2018 and 'Vision 2022' for all round developments of Araria before the NITI Aayog in New Delhi in a meeting on January 4 and 5 in which PM Narendra Modi will be also present.
Sources said Araria district has been considered and included as one of the most backward district by the Union government. "The draft of district action plan has been prepared based on feedback given by various departments," said the DM before leaving for the meeting. He also added, "It is a legend document for improvement of health, education, infrastructure, agriculture and allied sectors through skill development for 30 lakh population of the district."

He said the Aayog would prepare a template for district action plan for most backward districts of the country for finding out whether these districts have explored its potentials for quick transformation. "It has plan for fulfilment of broad objectives and identified sources of funds including convergence of all central and state-sponsored schemes and other available funds to meet such objectives," he added.

The draft vision contains quarterly and yearly target. It also contains the roadmap for creation of jobs to local farmers, residents in several items including production of vermi compost, mushroom production units, maize-based industry (cattle and poultry feed ) and makhana processing training, etc. "The vision draft has also focussed access to portable water, road connectivity of villages and electricity to household etc. It also contains the identification of critical gap and challenges in transforming Araria district," said the DM.

It may be recalled that PM Modi has addressed the DMs of backward districts of the country on August 9 last year and directed to prepare a resolution document which may contains 20 to 35 objectives that the district would meet by 2022. "The Union government had recently sent a joint secretary rank officer Hukum Singh Meena to Araria to interact with the officials of the district administration and explore possibilities for development and also help in preparing of the district action plan to remove backwardness in the district," said sources.