Parliamentary secretary for Art & Culture and chairman Mon district planning & development board, Eshak Konyak while apprising DPDB members on ambiguity in the Food Security Act has asked for proper implementation of the same in Mon district.
He was chairing the special Mon DPDB meeting held on Wednesday to approve Local Area Development Programme (LADP) at DC’s conference hall, stated DIPR report.
The parliamentary secretary asked the district administration and the NGOs to check and inquire through the respective EACs, DBs and representatives of the NGOs in the grass root level whether Food Security Act was properly implemented in the district. Konyak also informed that a library hall in DCO (Cultural) office Mon has been launched recently and urged the members to avail the facilities provided for the people.
ADC Mon, Shanavas C, on behalf of the district administration assured to take up the responsibility to ensure that food security scheme was implemented properly in the district.
While supporting the initiative of the chairman, KNSK, president, Lomei Konyak said that KNSK would extend full cooperation to ensure that the food reaches the targeted group.
She also appraised the house and the authority to check and enquire regarding the transportation cost under food security schemes.
Earlier, in a welcome address ADC, Mon also informed the members about the importance of the special DPDB meeting and invited the ADC Planning to read out the proposed schemes and projects prepared by the respective elected representatives of the district under LADP 2017 – 18. The board then recommended the schemes submitted under LADP 2017-18.
However the board turned down the schemes which crossed above Rs 20 lakh for re-submission as per the LADP guidelines. The chairman DPDB informed that schemes under common pool are yet to be prepared and therefore the board recommended the schemes under common pool only in principle.
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