STATE TIMES NEWS
RAMNAGAR: Expressing grave concern over the failure of the rural development schemes and large scale irregularities in their implementation in the various remote and far fling villages of Ramnagar Constituency, Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP Chairman and former Minister, appealed for the urgent intervention of the Chief Minister and minister concerned to address the peoples’ concerns in such affected areas. He regretted that Rural Development Department (RDD) which was assigned with the role of creation of durable infrastructure and implementation of poverty alleviation schemes in the rural areas for the uplift of rural poor had miserably failed to fulfill its obligation.
He was addressing public gatherings in villages Majori, Chakaal and Sia Merri in the first leg of his three days tour of remote villages of Dudu Basantgarh Tehsil of Ramnagar Constituency.
Peeved over the negligible impact of various schemes including MG-NREGA, IAY, DPAP, IWMP and TSC in the remote villages, Harsh regretted large scale pilferages and plunder of funds provided under the said schemes in the said villages.
He lamented that there was hardly any tangible impact of the aforesaid schemes on the ground with the public complaints regarding swindling of funds by corrupt officials having fallen on deaf ears.
Inviting the attention of the RDD Minister in particular towards the large scale frauds under MG-NREGA and IWMP, he called for a probe into the works shown to have been executed in records during the last two years with their physical verification followed by appropriate legal action against delinquents.
Pointing towards the brewing resentment against the CAPD Department in the constituency, Harsh said that artificial scarcity of ration created by unscrupulous officials and dealers needed due cognisance of the government. He further alleged large scale irregularities in the revision of BPL lists with thousand of eligible families having been kept out of the purview of the scheme for vested interests. He further lamented the sale of BPL ration at APL rates with full connivance of the higher officials of the Deptt.
Among others who spoke on the occasion included Mansa Ram Dhoi, Badri Nath, Pawan Rassal,Ashok Malkan, Baldev Singh, Mohar Singh, Tirath Ram, Akshay and Mohd. Haneef.
