Rajnath Singh asked district officials to review development schemes

Union Home minister Rajnath Singh asked district officials to review development schemes on a priority so that benefits of the projects could reach the masses in a time-bound manner.

Singh issued the directives at a review meeting involding officials from identified eight districts in Lucknow on Monday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also took part in the meeting.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision about development of India. The country can march achieve development only if Uttar Pradesh is developed. The government has therefore identified eight most backward districts of the state where development has slowed down,” the Union minister said.

The eight districts which were identified to speed up development are Shrawasti, Bahraich, Sidharthnagar, Balrampur, Chandauli, Fatehpur, Sonebhadra and Chitrakoot.

Singh said that the socio-economic indicators of these eight districts were very poor. 

“The government should work in tandem with district officials to identify what exactly was the problem and then look for the cure. Four out of eight districts share borders with Nepal and they have special needs and should be addressed accordingly,” the Union minister said.

“The NITI Ayog has introduced competition in implementation of government schemes. The DMs of these districts should ensure that work is actually done at the ground level. Those who will do commendable work should be honoured,” he said adding that the rank of four districts in implementation of Jan Dhan Yojana and Swachch Bharat Yojana have been poor and needed special focus.

In his address, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that DMs should review progress of identified schemes regularly. “The government is opening a medical college in Bahraich and soon similar colleges will be set up in Sidharthnagar and Fatehpur,” he said.

“People’s participation is a must in effective implementation of government schemes. The DMs should organize Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s birthday on April 14 in each block to educate people about the development schemes launched by the government,” Yogi said.

Union Communication minister Manoj Sinha declared that by the end of 2019 all villages will be linked with tele-communication services. “Till 2011, over 53,000 villages were out of mobile network but we have brought 20,000 such villages under our network. Banking facilities will also be intensified,” Sinha said.