‘Prepare list of beneficiaries of welfare schemes’

SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday held a video conference with deputy commissioners (DCs) and block development officers (BDOs) and directed them to prepare list of beneficiaries of different welfare schemes initiated by the government.

Jai Ram Thakur said, “It is essential that we constantly interact with the beneficiaries and have a mechanism to get their feedback regarding different schemes.”

“Optimum use of technology must be ensured,” he said.

He directed the BDOs to have a detailed database at panchayat level so that it was available at the click of a button.

In the first phase, the state government had decided that beneficiaries of schemes such as

Ayushman Bharat and HIMCARE, Ujjawala Yojana and Grihini Suvidha Yojana, housing schemes like Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana, Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana, workers registered with Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, ASHA workers, Pradhan Mantri Kissan Samman Nidhi, Social Security Pension beneficiaries, Sahara Yojana, and Jan Dhan Yojana will be listed.

He said the list of beneficiaries should be provided to the panchayats.

All lists must be made available to panchayats by tenth of the month.

He directed the BDOs to get webex software loaded in the mobiles of the beneficiaries .

Thakur said efforts will be made to increase enrolment of students in government schools, particularly at pre-primary and primary levels.