Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stressed on the needto focus on providing job opportunities to migrant workers hailing from Assamwho have returned the State recently.
Stating that the Panchayat & Rural Developmentdepartment could be the biggest contributor in strengthening rural economy, theChief Minister asked the BDOs to carry out schemes which would create assets insociety and provide job opportunities to the youth who have returned to theirvillages with avenues for income generation in future.
In view of several complaints of anomaly received ondisbursal of Rs. 1000 provided by the Government to non-NFSA card holdersfollowing coronavirus induced nationwide lockdown, the Chief Ministerinstructed the DCs to find out those involved in the misconduct and take stepsfor bringing them to book. Further, to ensure transparency in the ongoing andfuture schemes, he asked the BDOs to designate a group of people involving GPmember, opinion leaders and volunteers to keep record of daily attendance ofjob card holders and supervise the works to maintain quality.
Moreover, the Chief Minister directed the BDOs to regularlyinteract with renowned persons of the locality and inform them about theprogress of schemes being implemented as well as obtain their views on thequality of works. He also asked them to provide detail note on every scheme tothe GP presidents and secretaries so that same could be brought to theknowledge of the people at large promoting greater involvement of the communityin the schemes.
