Industry & Economy
-
Rural Development
PM reviews Bharat Nirman programme
Our Bureau
New Delhi
,
March 28
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today reviewed the implementation of six projects under the Centre's Bharat Nirman programme that aims at building rural infrastructure.
In the review meeting, presentations were made by the ministries concerned on irrigation, rural water supply, rural roads, rural electrification, rural housing and rural telephony, a release said here.
At the meeting, the need for adequate funding of Bharat Nirman programmes for the next financial by the Central and State governments was emphasised upon.
"It was also felt that Bharat Nirman should pay more attention to rural capacity building, especially where rural communities were expected to play a role in the implementation of programmes," the release said.
It was also suggested that self-help groups and non-Governmental organisations should be mobilised to support Bharat Nirman programmes to enable community ownership of programme implementation.
The Prime Minister emphasised upon the need for constant monitoring of project implementation and underlined the importance of setting realistic goals that could be met within stipulated time.
More Stories on :
Rural Development |
Infrastructure
Article
E-Mail
::
Comment
::
Syndication
::
Printer Friendly Page
|
