Revolving fund to be provided to 390 SHGs

Dharmapuri: Director, Rural Development Gagandeep Singh Bedi reviewed the progress of development works in Dharmapuri district on Saturday. Mr. Bedi said that development works to the tune of Rs.1 crore would be taken up in each panchayat selected under the Anaithu Gramam Anna Marumalarchi Thittam (AGAMT) in the district. He directed the district administration to complete the works in the selected panchayats on a warfooting. Tenders had been floated and drought-relief works would be carried out in the affected villages shortly, he said.

Mr. Bedi also reviewed the progress of development works carried out under AGAMT, Swarna Jayanthi Grama Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), MP and MLA constituency development fund, NABARD rural roads and PMGSY scheme. He instructed officials concerned to expedite the works on time.

Dharmapuri district was the first in the State to issue work orders under the SGSY scheme. The Government was providing a subsidy of Rs.37, 000 and Rs.12, 500 respectively for construction of group houses and Kutcha houses. In addition, an amount of Rs.1, 200 would be given to beneficiaries for construction of individual household toilets. Mahalir Thittam has planned to disburse revolving fund to 390 self-help groups, economic assistance to 138 SHGs and economic assistance through the Tamil Nadu Adi-Dravidar and Housing Development Corporation (TAHDCO) to 48 SHGs in the district in the current fiscal.

The State Government had sanctioned Rs.135 crore under the panchayat union school renovation scheme in the current year. Works, including electrification, provision of lighting and ceiling fans, and whitewashing of school buildings would be taken up in the selected panchayats. A village-level committee would be formed to review the facilities in panchayat union primary and middle schools in the State. Collector Pankaj Kumar Bansal presided over the meeting. Project Officer DRDA G. Rajam and other district officials were present.