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Develop Maoist-affected areas as Ambedkar villages: Mayawati TNN, Jul 13, 2010, 04.38am IST LUCKNOW: In a new roadmap for the development of Maoist-infested areas, chief minister Mayawati on Monday directed officials to declare all villages in such areas as 'Ambedkar villages' for accelerated development, and asked the forest department to issue necessary no objection certificate (NOC) at the earliest for road construction and other development work. This was directed by the CM after a review meeting held in the city. The meeting was conducted by Cabinet secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh and chief secretary Atul Kumar Gupta. In this scheme of things, the CM said, top priority should be accorded to electrification and improvement in health care and drinking water facilities, besides upgradation of the public distribution system. She also said landless people should also be allotted Panchayat land on pattas on a priority basis. This way, she said, the scheme should be prepared for five districts, namely Sonebhadra, Chandauli, Mirzapur, Chitrakoot and parts of Karvi and Banda. The CM said development programme should be formulated on the basis of demands of local people and added 61,487 cheap houses should be constructed in the area under the Kashi Ram Shehari Garib Awas Yojna on a priority basis. Expressing concern over delay in the execution of scheme already prepared for the region, she said work should be expedited and officers concerned should be held accountable for lapses. As for the irregularities in the allotment of land on patta to those of Scheduled Castes, the CM said deterrent action should be taken against the officials found guilty on that count and any such patta should be cancelled immediately. In such a matter, she said, SDMs would be held directly responsible for any lapses. She said the sale of land owned by SC/ST should be screened thoroughly and nobody should be allowed to exploit them. Land useful for agriculture and housing purposes should be allotted on a priority to landless people of to SC/ST. Taking strong exception to the rising incidents of adulteration in consumable items, she said action should be taken to discourage such a practice through a sustained drive. She said divisional commissioners and district magistrates concerned should constantly monitor such drives in their respective areas and also inform the Secretariate about the outcome of the drives. Likewise, the sale of spurious and banned drugs should be monitored and deterrent action should be taken against those found guilty. As for the availability of fertiliser and seeds to farmers, she said special efforts should be made to ensure their supply at block and village level. There was no dearth of such items and, therefore, any complaints would be deemed as a lapse on part of the officials concerned, she added. She also said identification of beneficiaries under the UP Mukhyamantri Garib Arthik Madad Yojna should be completed without any delay. Under the scheme, Rs 300 per month is earmarked to be given to each beneficiary. This is expected to benefit nearly 30 lakh beneficiaries in the state.