IEP Chandigarh, April 20
After three successful phases of Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana (MMAPUY), which was started for economic upliftment of poor families in the state under the guidance of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal; the fourth phase would be launched from April 28. The identified families will be informed about various schemes in Antyodaya Melas and loans will be provided under the schemes adopted by them.This information was given in the meeting of the State Level Task Force under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana, chaired by Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal with various Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioners and Additional Deputy Commissioners here today.The Chief Secretary said that in the fourth phase, special emphasis should be laid on various schemes including skill development training, HarHith store, Vita booth, etc; to realize the vision of the state government to make youth entrepreneurs.Taking cognizance of the shortcomings of the three phases, the Chief Secretary directed the officers to ensure smooth completion of the fourth phase of the scheme along with providing benefits to the families in a time-bound manner.Ranking system to monitor functioning of departmentsIn a bid to create a sense of competition among the departments, the Chief Secretary directed the officers that a ranking system should be adopted and targets should be set for various departments.He said that the main goal of the state government is to make ‘Sarvajan Hitay-Sarvajan Sukhay’ a reality by following the principle of Antyodaya and thus the officers should intensify the campaign to make the services related to public welfare accessible to the common people with full-readiness and transparency.Information about schemes through pre-counselling meetingsDuring the meeting, it was apprised that before the commencement of the fourth phase of MMAPUY, pre-counselling meetings are being organized for identified families in all the districts. The family members are being counselled and informed about government schemes in these meetings; beside being encouraged for self-employment.It was also apprised that under the scheme, more than 800 Antyodaya Gram Utthan Melas were organized in three phases across the state. Out of 3,35,252 beneficiaries identified and invited for the fairs, 1,37,738 appeared and applications of more than 76,000 beneficiaries were approved in principle under various credit-based schemes, skill development training and employment generation schemes. Also, loans of more than 37,000 beneficiaries were sanctioned.Additional Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Sh. Ankur Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industry and Commerce, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Foreign Cooperation, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Principal Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes and Antyodaya department (SEWA), Sh. Vijayendra Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Parivar Pehchan Authority, Sh. Vikas Gupta and other officers were present in the meeting.
