- 1,314 wells cleared in excess of the target
- 791 wells of Balapur
- 523 Wells of Patur
Akola. More wells than the target have been sanctioned in the district and in this context the Employment Guarantee Scheme Committee has sought information from the district administration. Due to which there has been panic among the officers and employees who approved more wells. Meanwhile, the matter of sanctioning more wells than the target in the district has reached directly to the ministry. In this context, the concerned officers were criticized in the room of the Minister of Diseases, but due to the absence of senior officers in this meeting, the meeting turned into terror. Now information has been received about its intervention by the Rogayo Committee.
A few days ago, 1,314 more irrigation wells were sanctioned than the target in Balapur and Patur tehsils. After the tour in October, Rogoyo Committee will take the testimony of the Divisional Secretary in the near future, in this context, a meeting of the concerned department was also held in the District Magistrate’s office last week. The Rogayo Committee of the State Legislature had visited the district from 11 to 13 October 2022.
The committee had inspected the works done by the Gram Panchayat and government agencies for two days. The meeting of the committee was held on the last day of the tour, but due to wrong information given by the concerned administration, the meeting was postponed. The committee will take up the matter with the secretary in the near future. Sources said that the administration has taken steps to gather information.
questionnaire preparation
A few days ago, the Deputy Secretary of the Legislature Secretariat had sent a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary of the Planning (Rogayo) Department regarding the visit of the Rogayo Committee and the questionnaire. Under this, the Additional Chief Secretary has sent a letter to the District Magistrate and Deputy District Magistrate (Rogayo). According to the letter, the committee will take the testimony of the divisional secretary in the near future. The questionnaire was prepared accordingly. Samples of this questionnaire and answer sheet were also sent.
Confusion between Patur and Balapur Tehsil
Farmers of Patur and Balapur tehsils had dug wells for irrigation under the Employment Guarantee Scheme in 2015. Farmers also got 20 to 30 percent subsidy; However, the amount of the next grant was pending. Balapur tehsil had a target of 431 wells, but 1,222 wells were sanctioned and in Patur tehsil 1300 wells were sanctioned despite 777 targets.
report submission order
The committee has ordered to give information about the wells. The work of wells in the district has exceeded the target. As the payment of beneficiaries of these works is pending, all the proposals should be sent back to the government, take action based on the reasons under which the cluster development officers sanctioned more wells than the target, such order has already been issued by the committee. has been carried out. Now the committee has been asked to report on the action taken in this regard.