Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha has said that the State government wants to make people partners in development of their villages and the spirit of Janmabhoomi-Maa Ooru is to bring the government machinery at the doorstep of people.
Addressing a Janmabhoomi-Maa Ooru programme at Kaza village here on Tuesday, Mr. Punetha said all the plans to develop wards in villages and municipalities had been made in consultation with people.
The Chief Secretary interacted with the beneficiaries of various schemes and inspected the developmental works in the village.
Aid limit raised
Collector Kona Sasidhar said the State government had initiated the mass contact programme to bring prosperity in every family. Family welfare was being accorded top priority, he said. Stating that 25,000 new pensions would be given in this Janmabhoomi, the Collector said 2,300 km of CC roads had been laid in the district. The ceiling on the reimbursement of cost of surgeries as part of NTR Vaidya Seva had been raised from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh, he said.
Special Officer for Janmabhoomi and Commissioner for Tribal Welfare Development Gandham Chandrudu said people of all sections were being made part of development.
Commissioner, RTI, B.V. Ramana Kumar said he had adopted Kaza and said that the village lacked drains and urged the Collector to take steps to develop the water tank.