Importance must be given to production of locally popular products under MGNREGA in the state besides creation of permanent assets in different Gram Panchayats and villages of the state under MGNREGA Emphasize must be given on concerned districts for cultivation of all locally popular products and those which are highly produced. As a result of this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘One District, One Product initiative will be implemented, said Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha at the review meeting of Tripura State Employment Guarantee Council held at the Secretariat today. The Chief Minister reviewed the progress of different schemes of Rural Development department including MGNREGA as well as its future plans in the review meeting.
The Chief Minister said, instead of selecting beneficiaries solely on MNGREGA basis, the concerned departments must take initiative to select beneficiaries of different schemes from department’s own budget. The beneficiaries must be encouraged to somewhat contribute in terms of delivering services of any scheme. Importance must be given to selecting right beneficiary in terms of creating permanent asset under MGNREGA to ensure proper implementation and that it is permanent. Besides, monitoring system must be further strengthened for quick and timely implementation of works under different schemes including MGNREGA.
The Chief Minister said, definite guidelines must be followed in selecting beneficiaries of any scheme in ADC areas starting from Panchayat level. Besides, importance must be given to timely completion of the selection process.
Secretary of Rural Development department Dr. Sandeep R Rathore in the meeting informed that there are total 6 lakh 77 thousand job card holders under MGNREGA in eight districts of the state 3 crore 25 lakh mandays were granted under MGNREGA in the previous financial year 2022-23. However, 3 crore 34 lakh 55 thousand mandays were generated in the previous financial year which is 102.95%. Fund of total 997.08 crore rupees was given to the state under MGNREGA in the financial year 2022-23, which is the highest amount in the past 5 years. So far, 414.78 crore rupees has been collected in the present financial year. Recently, 360.47 crore rupees has been spent from the amount. Apart from that, 1 crore 44 lakh 74 thousand mandays were generated from the granted mandays of 2 crore 50 lakh mandays till July 31 in the present financial year. The Secretary further informed that total 3 lakh 57 thousand 348 works have been taken up under MGNREGA in the financial year 2023-24. These works include plantations of different kind, creation of personal asset, upgradation of rural infrastructure and land development etc. In this regard, the Chief Minister said, the District Magistrate must regularly supervise all the works implemented under MGNREGA in the present financial year. Attention must be given so that the rubber farmers may be given rubber tree saplings in right time in terms of plantation. The Chief Minister also directed to hold a meeting with the Rubber Board regarding this.
Others present in the meeting were Cooperation Minister Sukla Charan Noatia, MLA Pramod Reang, MLA Ranjit Das, MLA Kishore Barman, MLA Antara Sarkar Deb, Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha, Principal Secretary of Fisheries department B. S. Mishra, Principal Secretary of Industry & Commerce department K. S. Sethi, Secretary of Labour department Abhishek Singh, Secretary of Social Welfare & Social Education department Tapas Roy. Secretary of Tribal Welfare department LT. Darlong and Secretary to the Chief Minister Pradip Kumar Chakraborty along with the District Magistrates of eight districts
