PASIGHAT, Feb 16: The Community Development Block (CD block), Pasighat organized a Jan Samvaad (public outreach programme) on ‘Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgaar & Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act’ for Gram Panchayat Chairpersons of Bogong & Bosing Panchayat segments at its office premises here today.
The event aimed to create awareness about the revamped features of the VB-G RAM G for strengthening rural development initiatives. The programme was attended by newly elected GPCs under the Pasighat CD block, Panchayat functionaries, RD staff, and BDO officials. The Jan Samvaad is a six-week programme for PRIs functionaries, beginning today.
Key features viz enhancing rural employment from 100 to 125 days of guaranteed wage employment per rural household, focus on priority areas such as water security, rural infrastructure development, livelihood generation, and climate resilience, with an emphasis on creating sustainable rural assets and infrastructure were disseminated to the participants.
Headed by BDO, CD Block Pasighat, Intiremi Ering, the technical sessions imparted by ADO Luke Ezing and EO RE Bharati Rina elaborated on key components of the Act - strengthening employment guarantee mechanisms to ensure livelihood security, promoting creation of durable rural assets for long-term development, ensuring institutional accountability through participatory planning, and leveraging technology-driven governance to enhance transparency and efficiency in rural administration.
The EO also shed light on Rural Development schemes with focus on PMAY (Grameen), eligibility criteria and procedures and objectives of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen), emphasizing its role in providing affordable pucca housing to eligible rural households. (DIPRO)