(News) Committee for the effective execution of the schemes will meet soon in Bundelkhand

Committee for the effective execution of the schemes will meet soon in Bundelkhand

A committee formed by the Planning Commission for the effective execution of the schemes for the drought-ridden Bundelkhand region, will meet for the first time on September 8 here .
The committee, headed by Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will meet to review the progress of the schemes under Bundelkhand package, make new policies for the multi-dimensional development of the region and increase coordination between the state governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, under which the region falls.

Aditya Jain, an MP from the region who is also a member of the committee, told reporters that the committee was formed for quick and overall development of the most backward region.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi moved by the plight of the farmers of the region envisioned the progress of the region and the Central Government gave the package of Rs 7,266 crore to make his dream come true, Mr Jain said.

There should be no objection, if the Planning Commission forms a committee which includes MPs from the region for effective and transparent execution of the schemes meant for the development of the region, he asserted.

The 15-member committee which was formed after a Government Order, also includes MPs from the region.
Besides Mr Jain, the committee include Union Minister of State for Planning V Narayansamy, BSP MPs R K Singh Patel and Vijay Bahadur and SP's Ghanshyam Anuragi and BJP's Ashok Argal and Jitendra Singh Bundela.

Mr Jain said the development of the region could only be possible by the joint efforts of the Central and the state governments.
The MP said the region was marred by drought and development had also bypassed the region for decades. There were lots of tourism and employment opportunities in the region but both of the state government always ignored it and made the situation from bad to worse, he added.

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Courtesy: Centralchronicle.com