Mon, August 19 (MExN): Mon District Planning & Development Board meeting for the month of August was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner & Vice-Chairman DPDB Mon, Thavaseelan K, IAS on August 16 at Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner, Mon.
During the meeting, a DIPR report stated that SDO (C) Angjangyan, Yanthung N Ngullie presented on Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) Scheme. He stated that, SAGY is a rural development programme broadly focusing upon the development in the villages which includes social development, cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community. With special emphasis on Angphang Model Village, he said that, the development of model villages is through the implementation of existing schemes and certain new initiation to be designed for the local context. He also explained on funding and monitoring of SAGY.
District Horticulture Officer, Mon, Eyongol and Horticulture Inspector, Shikmeth Konyak presented in a slide show on the departmental activities under DHO, Mon. They deliberated in detail on the activities of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVK). It was also informed that during the Hornbill Festival 2018, the oranges from Mon district won the first and third prize in the state competition.
