Ministers to monitor flagship schemes for timely execution

CHANDIGARH:Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has entrusted cabinet ministers with the task of reviewing and monitoring the progress of various government flagship programmes to ensure their timely implementation.

The programmes assigned for review and monitoring on an urgent basis include the atta-dal scheme, MNREGA, ashirward scheme and old-age pension scheme, in addition to any other programme which the minister may prefer to focus on, according to an official release issued by the chief minister’s office.

While the chief secretary has been asked to issue the necessary instructions to all concerned, the CM has made it clear that the ministers would be required to chair review meetings which would be facilitated by the deputy commissioners (DCs).

The DCs will also ensure the presence of all district heads of various departments concerned at the review meetings, he said.

The move is aimed to ensure that the various social welfare schemes of the government are strictly implemented and the benefits of the same percolating down to the last person entitled

to them, the statement said.

The ministers have been allocated specific districts for the purpose and have been asked to submit regular reports about the progress of the various schemes.

The CM will personally review the progress and intervene where necessary, an official spokesperson said.