Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has stressed on the need to improve education facilities in East Jaiñtia Hills district, though implementation of central schemes was “well delivered.”
Singh was in the district to review implementation of central schemes in East Jaiñtia Hills. He said education is the right of every citizen and to deliver as per the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the district administration and more specifically, the Education Department to try and improve the facilities of education.
He also said more awareness also needs to be generated on several schemes for women’s groups in particular and asked the district administration and officers of concerned departments to provide basic level of learning for the groups to empower them.
At the review meeting, Deputy Commissioner, Abhilash Baranwal gave a power-point presentation on the various centrally sponsored schemes implemented in the district such as Ayushman Bharat, PMMVY, MGNREGA, PMAY-G, PM- KISAN, Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Poshan Abhiyan, National Food Security Act(NFSA), PMGKAY, Mid Day Meal Scheme (Rice) and Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin among others.
Earlier, the Union MoS visited Iongkaluh village and inspected the check dam constructed under the MGNREGA in convergence with Meghalaya Basin Development Authority and the houses constructed under PMAY-G Scheme.
He also visited Moolamylliang village, where he planted a tree sapling and interacted with the members of the Self Help Group (SHG) and also attended a Financial Literacy Camp held at Rymbai village and interacted with the beneficiaries on several central schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), MGNREGA Job Card, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), and Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), among others.