Hyderabad, Aug.13 (NSS): Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched the online course for Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) at NIRD & PR here on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering after attending the 66th General Council meeting of the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD &PR), the Union Minister said that poverty-free village was his dream and his government was taking all the steps to achieve the goal.
Two MoUs with JNU, New Delhi, for the Ph.D. program and Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, were signed in the presence of the dignitaries.
“Nobody should be poor in villages, and everyone should be employed. Mahatma Gandhi’s vision was Gram Swaraj; when we talk about the development of villages, infrastructural development takes the front seat. Villages need proper road connectivity, potable water, strong and spacious school buildings, Panchayat Bhawan, health facilities, etc,” Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
Recalling that the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had launched Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in 2000, the Union Minister said the projects are taken forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Referring to the Aajeevika scheme, the Minister said due to the training and capacity building given to women across India, they are emerging as leaders.
“Women play a key part in contributing to the economy of the nation by performing a multitude of roles. We are striving hard to bring all the necessary facilities to villages. Apart from the significant role played by NIRDPR in the form of a think tank to the Ministry, more capacity building and training activities are needed,” he said.
Later in the day, Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the Rural Technology Park on the campus and inaugurated the PMAY-G Model House (Double Bedroom).
The house was constructed in 409.5 sq.ft. at a cost of Rs.4.04 lakh, which comes to Rs.987 per sq.ft. The house is constructed using the technologies such as random rubble stone for foundation, brick columns and RCC beams, Bamcrete walling using chemical treated bamboo strips, conical tiles roofing, locally available stones for flooring and painted with cow dung based paint.
Later, the Union Minister and other dignitaries planted saplings at RTP and also visited the Mud Block making unit in the Park.
