Rural, Semi-rural Areas High On Priority For Govt: Min Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday indicated that districts with rural and semi-rural areas are high on the priority of this government.

Presiding over DISHA meeting of Amroha District in Uttar Pradesh, the Minister said to District Collector and other Senior Officials that they should always keep in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for maximising the reach and utilisation of government schemes in rural India so that no one is left out. 

Singh said that the Modi Government has reiterated on many occasions that there would be no shortage of funds for any of the central rural schemes.

The Union Minister emphasised on the need for time-bound completion of development programmes and underlined the need for adoption of newer technologies and innovations for faster completion of projects without compromising with any quality.

He said, when Modi took over in May, 2014, almost half of the country's population was deprived of facilities like toilets, housing, vaccination, electricity connection and bank accounts. 

Singh said, with Sabka Prayas, the Centre has been able to bring many schemes closer to 100 per cent saturation during the last eight years. There is a new resolve to make India a frontline state in the world in the next 25 years of Amrit Kaalam.