GAYA: Gaya has been selected as the ‘best district in the country’ for its achievement in ‘electric connection in each household’ (har ghar bijli) under Saubhagya scheme.
Gaya district magistrate
Abhishek Singh
has also been selected for the ‘Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration’. The DM will get the award on April 21 this year. He will get a trophy, scroll and certificate as award.
District public relations officer (DPRO) Shambhu Nath Jha in a press statement said: “It was a challenge to ensure power connection in 1,61,479 households under Saubhagya scheme in less than one year. But under the leadership of the DM, the district achieved the target in the 2018-19 financial year. It is worth mentioning that Gaya falls in Left-wing extremism (LWE) corridor as 16 out of its 24 blocks are Maoist-infested. Hilly and forest areas were a big hurdle in transportation of the materials”.
The DPRO added, “Notwithstanding the hurdles, camps were organized in panchayats and the villages in addition to miking and distribution of pamphlet to make people aware about the scheme. Besides, three mobile apps were used to make the task of meeting the target easy.
For survey of each household, application for power connection and power bill payment were made through the mobile app.”
Apart from local public representatives, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), composite battalion for resolute action (CoBRA) and the local police also played an important role in ensuring the availability of power in LWE areas, he said.
Gaya district magistrate Abhishek Singh has also been selected for the ‘Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration’. The DM will get the award on April 21 this year. He will get a trophy, scroll and certificate as award