BHUBANESWAR : Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed all the secretaries to visit inaccessible areas of 14 districts covered under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-Janman) scheme and assess the situation on ground.
Majhi, who reviewed the central scheme at a high-level meeting here, also instructed the district collectors and heads of different departments to visit each of the identified villages and habitations to monitor the programme implementation and submit a report to the government.
The PM Janman Yojana covers 14 districts including 55 blocks, 1,751 villages/habitations, 289 gram panchayats and two municipal areas, benefitting a total of 3,14,514 people from 68,605 families. The objective is to enhance the socioeconomic conditions of particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) by providing comprehensive development interventions.
According to the meeting, target has been set for construction of 45,408 houses along with 210 km of pucca roads by the Rural Development department, tap water supply to 1,646 villages, mobile tower connectivity in 351 areas, hostel facilities for students in 405 areas and construction of 74 multi-purpose centres in the current financial year.
The CM advised completion of all tasks within the specified time frame. The meeting revealed that a target was set to provide mobile medical units to all areas, particularly where habitations lack a community health centre within a radius of five km. The CM was informed that mobile medical units have been provided to all 1,055 habitations, achieving 100 per cent success. He expressed satisfaction on this achievement.
Majhi further directed all secretaries present at the meeting to expedite the completion of essential services such as water supply, electricity and mobile connectivity, especially in PVTG areas. He also instructed the chief secretary and other secretaries to visit all remote areas to ensure that work is completed within the stipulated time.
Among others, chief secretary Manoj Ahuja and development commissioner Anu Garg were present at the meeting.