Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj, Manisha Panwar informed that from April 14 to May 5, 2018, ‘Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’ would be carried out in the State. The campaign will begin on April 14 in the form of Social Justice Day, ‘Swachh Bharat Divas’ on April 18, ‘Ujjwala Divas’ on April 20, National Panchayat Raj Divas on April 24, ‘Gram Swaraj Divas’ on 28 April, ‘Ayushman Bharat Divas’ on 30 April, ‘Kisan Kalyan Divas’ on May 2, and ‘Ajeevika Divas’ on May 5.
Presiding over the meeting of concerned departments in the Secretariat, Principal Secretary Manisha Panwar stated that all the concerned departments should immediately provide their action plan to the Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj, for successful organization of the campaign. She also instructed Nodal Officers to be nominated at State, District and Block Level from the concerned departments. While, in the districts, the Chief Development Officer would nominate a Nodal Officer, at the Block level the District Magistrate would have the authority to nominate any officer as Nodal Officer. Manisha asked concerned departments to coordinate with District Magistrates.
Principal Secretary Manisha Panwar said,“programs will be organized simultaneously at state, district and block level, so that information about the schemes and their access can reach the beneficiaries. The purpose of this campaign is to achieve social harmony, access to poor rural families, to get feedback on programs being run, doubling the income of farmers, creating livelihood opportunities, and strengthening cleanliness and Panchayati Raj, and to promote public participation.”
To ensure the involvement of masses, involvement of women self-help groups, micro industries, planning and systematic monitoring should be taken care off.
Secretary for Information and Skill Development Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey said that on the occasion of ‘Ajeevika Divas’ (Livelihood Day), a panel discussion on women empowerment and livelihood entrepreneurship, skill development and social development at the state, district and block level should be organized, for which skill vans would tour the districts.
Joint Director of Information Department Ashish Kumar Tripathi was nominated as Nodal Officer for the purpose of meticulous publicity of the event and its documentation as well. The District Information Officers will be responsible for the publicity in the districts.
