Directives to increase employment, jobs to 63 thousand 445 families in MNREGA

Under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme, 63 thousand 445 families in Kanker district are getting employment every day. Collector Shri Chandan Kumar has also directed the Forest Department to sanction more and more employment-oriented works like pond, dabri and increase the number of workers under this scheme. District CEO has also been instructed to increase the number of workers. In Kanker district, 100 thousand jobs have been provided in MNREGA to 3 thousand 635 families holding forest rights, besides 14 days families have also been provided 100 days of employment.
Collector Shri Chandan Kumar has given instructions to speed up the works by reviewing construction of Prime Minister’s Housing, cow dung in Gouthans and construction of vermi compost from it, development of pasture in solar pumped Gothans, Narva treatment etc. Reviewing the progress in the sanctioned works under MP and MLA fund, departmental officers have been directed to complete the sanctioned works by the month of 2018-19. The work of making caste certificate has also been reviewed by him and instructed the District Education Officer to expedite the submission of caste certificate form from the BEO level to the tehsil office. Under this campaign, a permanent caste certificate of 1372 students belonging to scheduled castes, tribes, backward classes has been made and 2646 applications have been registered. Collector Shri Chandan Kumar, while reviewing revenue cases, diversion, land acquisition, demarcation, etc., has given instructions to SDM, Tehsildar for speedy disposal of cases and filing all revenue cases in e-cart. Administration of encroached government land in the urban area and vaccination of COVIN-19 were also reviewed by them and directed CMHO to expedite the vaccination work of Corona. At the meeting, Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Dr. Sanjay Kannauje, Kanker Forest Officer, Arvind PM, Additional Collector S.P. District officials of various departments, including Vaidya, SDM, Tehsildar, District CEO and Chief Municipal Officer of urban bodies were present.