Gondia, Gondia district, which is a Naxal-hit, tribal-dominated and backward district, has come forward in poverty. The economy of this district is dependent on agriculture. While the industry has not been established. Due to which the standard of living of the citizens has declined. This poverty of the district is at the fourth place in comparison to 11 districts of Vidarbha.
18.75 citizens of the district are poor. This is clear from the statement of NITI Aayog. It has come to the fore from Ahwal that the administration is not serious in implementing the government scheme to be implemented for the poor.
According to the 2011 Census and the Family Health Survey conducted in the year 2019-20, NITI Aayog has recently announced the coordinates of poverty across the country. The poverty shown in this is not based only on per capita income. Rather available house, electricity connection, water system, food fuel system, health facility, education facility, question of death. For example, this coordinate has been fixed on the basis of various parameters.
The coordinate of the district is 18.75. Due to this, the citizens of the rural areas of the district are still living under the BPL list on a large scale. This is also becoming clear. According to NITI Aayog, according to the 2011 Census, the condition of the families in the BPL list is still not improving.
The number of citizens in the BPL list is not taking its name to decrease in 10 years. Due to which the need has been created to implement the government schemes for various facilities like schools, hospitals, households, water supply in the district more effectively. Saleksa, Deori, Arjuni Morgaon and Road Arjuni of Gondia district, this tehsil is Naxal-affected. A large number of tribal brothers reside in this area.
At the same time, in many villages there is no road, drinking water, education, employment and medicine facilities. Due to which the citizens of this area have to wander elsewhere in search of employment. In this, many people have to struggle by staying in the village itself. Due to which the difference in their human coordinates has increased. Various plans are implemented for such components through the government. But those plans are not being implemented effectively.
Due to which poverty is increasing instead of decreasing. The administration officials are doing the work of robbing accolades only by taking action in paper letters. Such a matter has also come to the fore in the context of NITI Aayog. Among the 11 districts of Vidarbha, Yavatmal district ranks first in poverty, Washim in second place, Gadchiroli third and Gondia district fourth. It is noteworthy that Bhandara district adjoining the district, it is at 10th place and Nagpur at 11th no. is on.
What is the basis of poverty?
NITI Aayog has studied diet, family health, school attendance, means of preparing food, property, death question, toilet, house, drinking water, electricity, bank account etc. After this, keeping all the aspects in mind, the final statement was presented. In which Gondia district has come fourth in poverty in the order of 11 districts in Vidarbha.
Important role of government machinery
The role of government machinery is important for improving the human coordinates of the district. The plan is implemented for each of the components through the government. Crores of rupees for this. funds are spent. But the benefits of those schemes are not reaching the last component. In this, till now the essential components of life have not been fulfilled in the inaccessible area of Saleksa, Deori tehsil. Due to which the coordinates of the district have dropped.