Dy CM reviews schemes, asks officials to address public grievances

Patna: Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Saturday chaired the District Programme Implementation Committee meeting here to review the progress of various development and welfare schemes. The meeting was the first since the formation of the new govt under the leadership of CM Samrat Choudhary.Emphasising accountability, Choudhary said, “All stakeholders must remain alert and prompt to achieving the goal of ‘Beautiful Patna’.”He stressed the need for close coordination and regular dialogue between public representatives and administrative officials to address public grievances and expedite development works. Referring to the ‘Sahyog shivirs’ organised on the first and third Tuesdays of every month under the Saat Nischay-3 initiative, he directed officials to ensure that all applications received at the camps are disposed of within 30 days.District magistrate Thiyagarajan S M presented the district’s preparedness for floods and droughts. He informed the meeting that 1.5-lakh beneficiaries have been registered on the disaster compensation portal, while Aadhaar verification has been completed for 1.4 lakh of them.To strengthen disaster management, the district has signed agreements with 219 registered boat owners, identified 120 shelter sites, deployed 204 trained divers and positioned eight National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and six State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams at strategic locations.Reviewing infrastructure projects, officials informed the committee that 381 of the 417 roads and bridges sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana have been completed. Similarly, 607 projects under the Chief Minister Gram Sampark Yojana and 203 projects, funded by NABARD, have been completed.Under the CM Area Development Scheme, 7,019 of the 7,559 projects approved between 2020-21 and 2026-27 have been completed, while 94 schemes were cancelled and 446 remain under implementation. Besides, 1,276 projects have been completed under the MPs’ Local Area Development funds of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members.Choudhary directed officials to resolve all pending NOC issues within a week and keep public representatives informed about project progress.The committee was also informed that 125 playgrounds have been developed under MGNREGA. Under the Lohia Swachh Bihar Abhiyan, door-to-door collection of solid and liquid waste has achieved 100% coverage across 4,147 units, while waste processing units have been established in 230 gram panchayats.The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) has achieved a completion rate of 98.76%, while the CM Rural Housing Assistance Scheme has recorded 95% completion. In the health sector, 98% of families in the district have been covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, with more than 6.33 lakh beneficiaries receiving treatment.The meeting concluded with the DM assuring that a compliance report on suggestions made by public representatives would be submitted before the next session.Following the review meeting, Choudhary also chaired meetings of the district citizen council and the district monitoring committee to discuss community mobilisation during disasters and finalise seasonal emergency preparedness measures.