A two-day state-level orientation programme on Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) 2.0 was organised by the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS) Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the State Rural Employment Society (SRES) here.
The main aim of the workshop was to orient all officials of the state team on enhancing capacities, which was especially relevant after the recent shift in the implementing department from Public Health Engineering Department to Community and Rural Development Department.
At the inaugural session, C&RD Minister Abu Taher Mondal spoke about the decision of the state government to bring Swachh Bharat (Grameen) under the C&RD Department, which he said was needed to transform the programme and to improve its interventions.
He highlighted the need to bring about convergence with other programmes, such as MGNREGA and PMAY-G to ensure coverage of all the needy households in rural areas. He also stressed on the need to saturate Aadhaar coverage so that benefits are not being missed out especially for centrally-sponsored schemes.
Led by the Mission Director, Sibhi Chakravarthy Sadhu, the workshop was attended by Deputy Commissioners, Additional DCs, Block Development Officers, Assistant Engineers and other state-level officials from relevant departments.
