RD Department holds review meeting on Convergence

Kohima, February 16 (MExN): Department of Rural Development held a review meeting on Convergence with the Project Directors of all districts, APCs and DEOs on February 15 at the conference hall of the Directorate of Rural Development.   As part of the convergence of MGNREGA in 2015-16, the RD department has taken up convergence programmes with Land Resources Department (Integrated Watershed Management Programme), Department of Forest, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife, Public Works Department (Roads & Bridges) - PMGSY, Department of Horticulture, and Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).   Secretary RD, Kelei Zeliang urged all the district Project Directors to do their part to ensure completion of projects on time and to make date entries as early as possible. Zeliang also stressed that work projection should be based on reality and need based and properly monitored in all districts. He further suggested following the annual action plan and ensure that works are being implemented according to work projection.

  Pointing out that utilising the man day generated against labour budget is still very low, Director, RD, Metsubo Jami urged them to take the matter into account while checking the MIS.   The meeting deliberated on several agendas including status of implementation of Convergence projects and proposed activities under Convergence of MGNREGA and SAGY with line departments.