District Planning Committee Meeting held at Nabarangpur.

The 12^th district planning committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Health minister Dr. Damador Rout, at the Ashok Meheta conference hall of collectorate, Nabarangpur on Friday.

District Collector Yamini Sarangi, presided over the meeting while Jharigam MLA, Sports and youth affairs minister,  Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Superintendent of police, Brajesh Kumar Rai,  Zilla Parisad President, Motiram Nayak, MLAs Bhujabala Majhi, Manohar Randhari, Subash Gond, Municipal Chairman, Prahalad Tripathy, ZP vice-chairperson Nibadita Mohanty, officials from various department  attended the meeting.

As per the modalities and guidelines of Biju KBK programmes the an amount of Rs.750.00 lakhs (State Sector Rs.500 Lakhs and district sector Rs. 250 lakhs) i.e. 50 percent against total budgetary allocation of Rs. 1500 lakhs have been received from the govt in Planning and coordination deptt for utlisation under Sadak, Bijuli and Pani sectors.

Ms. Sarangi, placed the estimates prepared for 273 project works before the house. Out of which 154 projects for connectivity with an estimated cost of 687 lakhs, irrigation 33 projects 437 lakhs, electricity 43 projects 136 lakhs, livelihood 22 projects 131 lakhs, Health 7 projects, education 6 projects,  8 for W & CD  (Anganwadi Centre’s) and 21 other projects for approval in the meeting.

 The projects under district sector has been identified by the Collector in consultation with people’s representatives and concerned district level officers. The projects under the state sector has been identified by the collector and line departments sarangi said.

Speaking to the occasion Minister Dr. Rout suggested to prepare a master plan map for connectivity so that all villages will have communication facility. Five specialists for district headquarters hospital, besides one for Chandahandi, Tentulikhunti, and Jharigam has already posted and 108 ambulance to the district will be provided within the August Dr.Raut added.

For the technical support on formulation of comprehensive district annual plan, President, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar appraise the house through power point presentation.