Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 27 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited his parliamentary constituency Vidisha and held a gathering of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) in Raisen.
According to an official assertion, the assembly on July 26 concerned in-depth discussions on public welfare points reminiscent of de-addiction, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Lakhpati Didis below the National Rural Livelihoods Mission, water infrastructure, and the progress of the work undertaken by the Energy Department.
The Union Minister obtained scheme-wise info through the assessment of the agriculture division’s work within the district. He directed that strictest motion be taken in opposition to people who find themselves engaged in black advertising and marketing or promoting counterfeit fertilisers, because it quantities to a grave injustice in opposition to farmers.
He additionally inquired concerning the procurement of ‘moong’ (inexperienced gram) and instructed officers to examine procurement centres.
The Union Minister urged public representatives and officers to make Raisen a mannequin district when it comes to improvement and welfare. He directed them to tour their respective areas and make sure that eligible people who haven’t but obtained advantages below any scheme are included on the earliest. Construction tasks needs to be accomplished on time with intensive monitoring, the minister emphasised.
While reviewing the work of the PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) — Awas Plus, Chouhan instructed that the scheme needs to be carried out in such a means that beneficiaries obtain their installments on time. He burdened on making certain zero negligence in development works and known as for rigorous monitoring on the district degree to make sure well timed completion. In the fiscal 12 months 2024-25, as many as 27,981 homes have been accepted throughout all Gram Panchayats of the district — 4,825 are full, and 23,156 are below progress.
Chouhan reviewed the progress below the National Rural Livelihoods Mission and requested for an in depth depend of Lakhpati Didis. He weighed on the truth that an increasing number of ladies needs to be empowered to change into Lakhpati Didis by way of a concrete motion plan. It has been stated that the district at the moment has 43,613 Lakhpati Didis.
During a assessment of roads below the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, the Minister directed that each village be linked to predominant roads, making certain seamless rural connectivity and improved entry to companies. It was reported that below the 2024-25 plan, 30 roads protecting 276.236 km have been sanctioned, of which 28 roads have been accomplished. Similarly, of 13 sanctioned bridges, 9 have been accomplished. The assembly additionally reviewed the work of National Highways Authority of India.
The Minister directed agriculture officers to go to fields recurrently and advise farmers about applicable pesticides in case of crop illnesses. He emphasised utilizing Krishi Vigyan Kendras to disseminate the most recent agricultural methods and in addition instructed on getting on with early preparations for the rabi (winter) crops.
Upon being knowledgeable that Basmati rice from the district had been rejected in worldwide markets, he advised officers to coach farmers in opposition to utilizing internationally banned pesticides.
Chouhan requested for particulars about reservoirs and pond water storage circumstances through the assessment of the Water Resources Department. He reiterated that below the Jal Jeevan Mission, each family will need to have faucet water entry and that every one incomplete tasks have to be completed on the earliest.
He additionally reviewed the Energy Department’s progress, notably under-construction electrical energy substations, and instructed that they too be accomplished with none additional delay. (ANI)