Port Blair, Aug 4: As per consent accorded by the Member of Parliament, A&N Islands for implementation of respective Village Development Plan (VDP) in the concerned SAGY Gram Panchayat of Harinagar, Bakultala & Radhanagar, a meeting of the District Level Committee (DLC) of SAGY, N&MA was held under the Chairpersonship of Deputy Commissioner, NYMA, Shri Ankit Yadav, IAS, on Aug 4, 2023 in the conference hall of DC’s office, Mayabunder with all the concerned members of District Level Committee (DLC), Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), N&MA for finalization and approval of the draft VDP of the identified SAGY GPs of Harinagar, Bakultala & Radhanagar.

The Chairman directed the Departments dealing with extension services such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Service, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, etc., to conduct awareness programmes of various schemes being delivered by their departments by identifying places, fixing schedule so that public could avail optimum benefits of these schemes. The Chairman also suggested for modifying their works in the VDP by incorporating specific targets of each scheme to be achieved during the period of implementation and completion Village Development Plan (VDP).

The Chairman further asked the line Departments to rationalize the works incorporated by the departments in the Village Development Plan (VDP) of the concerned GP in terms of target based works i.e., selection of feasible works which can be implemented & completed within the stipulated timeline of VDPs so that people of the concerned Gram Panchayats could benefitted from the works executed. Various observations raised by the public representatives were also incorporated in the Village Development Plans (VDPs).

The District Level Committee (DLC), Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is unanimously agreed upon to approve the draft Village Development Plan (VDP) of the said Gram Panchayats after submission of Village Development Plan (VDP) with the suggested modifications within one week.