In a meeting held today to review the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) here in the UT the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta impressed upon the officers of the Rural Development Department (RDD) to create the reliable assets for making our villages healthy and clean.
The meeting was attended by the Commissioner Secretary, RDD; all the Deputy Commissioners and Directors of RDD and Rural Sanitation. Outstation based officers participated in the meeting through video conferencing.
He expressed that the villages are the soul of our nation so it is our collective duty to make them clean and appealing to our eyes. He also observed that this national mission gives us a golden opportunity for making these villages anesthetic and beautiful.
He underscored the need of reaching to all the deserving households so that no household is left behind without having the requisite infrastructure for disposal of domestic waste materials. He asked the officers to fully involve the local PRIs in the effective implementation of this mission.
Dr Mehta was informed by the CS, RDD that out of Rs 4915.86 lakhs released under this Swachhta mission an expenditure of about Rs 2366.21 has been made during the ensuing financial year in the UT.