Proper implementation of Govt. schemes must be insured: Sonowal

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today addressed the Panchayat presidents and secretaries of the state through telephone conference at Brahmaputra State Guest House and urged them to ensure proper implementation of all government schemes and said that no corrupt practices take place while implementing those schemes.

Disbursal of MGNREGA wages to job card holders should be ensured so that the distressed people in rural areas can get benefit of the scheme, he said.

Thanking the panchayat presidentsand secretaries for successful observation of first two phases of lockdown, theChief Minister asked them to ensure resumption of works under schemes likeMGNREGA etc while maintaining social distancing and other COVID-19 protocols.

Directing the panchayat presidents and secretaries to ensuresocial distancing, wearing of mask and keeping provision for soap and water andfor hand washing by the workers engaged under MGNREGA and other schemes, theChief Minister directed them to purchase 2000 masks by each panchayat from SHGswhich can be distributed among the workers.

Saying that corrupt practices in implementation ofgovernment schemes would bring bad name to the entire government machinery,Sonowal called on the panchayat presidents and secretaries to ensure genuinebeneficiaries get their dues and no one is deprived due to irregularities. Healso directed the panchayat presidents and secretaries to make sure that nogenuine beneficiary is deprived while preparing beneficiary list for differentgovernment schemes.

Proper implementation of schemes like MGNREGA, free ricedistribution to beneficiaries etc. must be ensured in this time of crisis, hesaid.