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Chauhan’s announcements to be followed up at lower level

Bhopal: The directives and orders issued to fulfil the announcements made by the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan at various panchayats called by him would be ensured at lower level by the concerned departments.

This was decided at a review meeting chaired by the Chief Minister at Mantralaya, an official release said on Thursday.

It was informed at the meeting that the Agriculture Department has already issued orders for providing 30 per cent subsidy on sprinklers, drip system and rain gun to farmers, a maximum amount of Rs 24,000 assistance to farmers of general category for tube well sinking and installation of hand pump.

Similarly, orders for raising the grant for Balram Talab scheme have also been issued.

The Chief Minister undertook a point wise review of the implementation of announcements pertaining to seven departments and directed that a complete fulfilment of the announcements should be ensured.

He also directed to take action at the level of Finance Department, Departmental Minister and also Cabinet for early fulfilment of all the pending announcements.

A total of 338 announcements were made by the Chief Minister at 11 panchayats convened by him. Out of these, 214 announcements have already been fulfilled, the release added.

The fulfilled announcements included those in which constant process is involved and the implementation of remaining is in different phases of implementation and would be fulfilled after sanction of the Finance Department and the Cabinet, the release added.

Almost 84 announcements pertaining to social justice, revenue, school education, panchayat and rural development, commerce and industries and sports and youth welfare departments are yet to be fulfilled, the release stated.

Chief Secretary R.C. Sahni, Secretary to the Chief Minister Aqbal Singh Bains and Principal Secretaries and Secretaries of concerning departments were also present during the meeting. – PTI

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