Works worth 296 crore taken up under PM Janman in Manyam dist
These include housing, roads, schools, and other essential facilities.
In Seethampeta ITDA jurisdiction, 447 particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) habitations were identified across four mandals, covering a tribal population of 49,611 and 12,188 PVTG households.
About 2,530 houses have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 58 crore, of which 1,367 houses have so far been grounded. Three road works have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 3.83 crore, covering 3.88 km in the villages, whereas 417 drinking water schemes have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 24.06 crore, of which 99 works have been completed and the remainder are in progress.
Three Anganwadi centres have been sanctioned, completed, and operationalised, while 16 multipurpose centres have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 9.6 crore and all works are in progress. Two hostels have also been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 4.6 crore, and both are under construction. All 447 tribal habitations have been electrified. As many as 27 BSNL cell towers have been sanctioned and operationalised.
Under the programme, 145 grama sabhas have been conducted, and during this campaign, 4,974 Aadhaar cards, 2,072 Ayushman Bharat cards, 449 PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana cards, 96 PM Jan Dhan Yojana cards, 14 PM Matru Vandana Yojana cards, 116 forest rights pattas, and 1,944 caste certificates have been issued.
Under the jurisdiction of Parvatipuram ITDA, out of 4,750 eligible households for house sanction, 3,323 houses have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 79 crore, of which 1,827 houses have been grounded. Sixteen road works, covering a length of 34.77 km and benefiting 21 PVTG habitations, have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 35.7 crore. About 12,529 functional household tap connections (FHTCs) have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 47.2 crore for 376 works, out of which 55 works, with an expenditure of Rs 2.46 crore, have been completed.
Other works taken up include Anganwadi centres, multipurpose centres, cell towers, and more.
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