Dhemaji to be made a developed district by 2015
GUWAHATI, Feb 19: Reiterating the stand of the district rural development
agency (DRDA) to mobilize the people to avail the schemes of the agency and
benefit from the flagship programmes, it has set a target to make the
economically backward Dhemaji district, a developed one by 2015, a PIB press
release said.
This was the core of the discussion during an interactive session held on the
implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) recently.
The discussion received an overwhelming response from the general masses, the
self help groups and mediapersons of Dhemaji district.
The session was organized in tune with the Bharat Nirman Campaign about the
flagship programmes of Central Government at DRDA Ground, Dhemaji.
During an interaction between the Dhemaji district administration and people of
Dhemaji, the later asked many pertinent questions on the social audit of the
NREGA schemes by the gram sabhas, procedures of paying wages to
job-card-holders, funds for the self help groups etc. Dhemaji Deputy
Commissioner Diwakar Nath Mishra who is also the nodal officer for implementing
the NREGA replied to the questions.
The five-day-long campaign, which ended on Sunday, was organized by the Press
Information Bureau, Government of India in association with other sister media
units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting the DAVP, DFP, song and
drama division, Doordarshan and Prasar Bharti. The campaign was also backed by
the district administration of Dhemaji.
Being organized throughout the country, the Bharat Nirman Campaign is a
mass-oriented awareness drive about the flagship programmes of the Central
Government. The campaign, which is an innovative national programme to
publicize certain development programmes, also called the Public Information
Campaign sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Pankaj Pandey, senior media and communications officer, PIB, delivered the
welcome address and offered the vote of thanks.
"The Sentinel " 20.02.2007
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