Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Saturday held a meeting with Chief Minister’s Good Governance Associates (CMGGAs) to review and get feedback on various ongoing schemes and projects being implemented in the State.
Reviewing the Rural Work Monitoring System, he suggested that minimum educational qualification for appointment of Gram Sachiv should be raised from 10+2 to graduation. This will help in further improving in the functioning at village-level.
The Chief Minister said district-wise reward scheme should be started for Gram Panchayats for the best implementation of e-panchayat system in the State.
Manoahar Lal asked the officers of Development and Panchayats Department that Sarpanches should work together with volunteers in each Gram Panchayat for monitoring and implementation of development works. It should also be made as a part of seven-star rating under rainbow scheme.
He said resources persons performing social audit should be engaged from other GPs rather than same village. Similarly, 15-day period should be given to concerned officials for course correction about the findings identified by the resource persons during physical survey.
A State-level workshop by social audit experts for stakeholders should be conducted in coming one month. Meanwhile, legal framework and an independent Director should be hired by the Department.
He said Development and Panchayats Department should also initiate study of devolution of powers.
The Chief Minister asked the officers to appoint an independent Director of HIPA, Gurugram which should be a senior IAS officer. Apart from this, HIPA should be made Nodal agency for all training institutes of the State.
The CMGGAs apprised the Chief Minister about the Dairy Data Management System which would not only maintain the transparency in the dairy sector but also increases farmers income and maintain quality control as well.
The Chief Minister was also informed about works being carried out on Haryana State Livelihood Mission, sustainability of PDS system, improvement in tehsil services, menstrual hygiene programme, E-Upchaar, CM window, Harpath, Swachchh Map, Haryana Saksham, replacement of existing street lights with LEDs, Antodaya SARAL Kendra, Anemia free villages and Mitra kaksh of Police Department.
Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation, Navraj Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Ram Niwas, Principal Secretary, Development and Panchayats, Anuraag Rastogi, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr Rakesh Gupta, CMGGAs and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.