Developed India needs self-reliant villages: Maurya

Time of India

a day ago

Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister
Keshav Prasad Maurya
on Saturday said the goal of building a developed India will be achieved only through the holistic and balanced development of villages. "Villages and villagers have to be made strong, self-reliant and self-sufficient in every situation.
Smart villages need to be built like smart cities. Development work should be visible on the ground," he said.
Maurya was chairing a review meeting of development works organised with all the chief development officers (CDOs) of the state at the Yojana Bhawan. He told senior officials of the rural development department and the CDOs to focus especially on activating the inactive self-help groups. He said
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
- Gramin (PMAY-R) should be made more transparent.
Maurya said the top priority of the govt is the welfare of the poor. He said Uttar Pradesh played a leadership role in the FDR technology of PMGSY.
"The roads being constructed by PMGSY's FDR technology should be monitored regularly," he said adding that work should be done to connect unemployed youth of the villages with the Prime Minister Micro Food Industry Upgradation Scheme.
He asked the CDOs to check the ground reality of the development works in the villages. The DyCM said village chaupal is a powerful medium to connect with the public.
"Quick resolution of the problems of the villagers should be ensured in the chaupals," he said.