Reforms being made in MGNREGA: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the reforms are being introduced in the MGNREGA to provide greater benefits to a larger number of people.
The Chief Minister said the scheme, which was launched about 10 years ago, had a number of "shortcomings".
"This had resulted in the benefits being limited to only a few people. However, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Rural Development Minister, Birender Singh, consistent efforts are being made to overcome the drawbacks in the scheme," he said at the 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2016, according to an an official release.
Referring to his upcoming visit to Chennai, the Chief Minister said that he would visit the city on February 10, to attract investment in Haryana.

He said that apart from foreign investors, the Haryana Government was also wooing investors from other states.
He said Haryana Government was ready for elections to Urban Local Bodies in the State and all preparations have been completed. The election process would begin as soon as the date is announced by the State Election Commission, he added.

The Chief Minister had earlier held a discussion with officers regarding health services being provided in the State.
Speaking on the occasion, Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain, said that the Haryana Government is ready to take every possible step for empowerment of women and the ambitious 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme is being implemented.

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Khattar directed the Additional Chief Secretaries to create a mechanism so that every beneficiary recieves the benefit of various welfare schemes being implemented.
He said the 25 Good Governance Associates have been appointed with the objective to ensure good governance and transparency in the working of the government.
These associates would be in the field from July 18 to see whether the people at grassroot level are benefitting from the schemes and report to the state government.
Besides, they would also assist in the implementation of various programmes of the state government.
He said Chief Minister (CM) Window has been set up to promptly resolve the grievances of people. About 1.50 lakh complaints have so far been received on the CM Window out of which maximum complaints have been disposed of.

He said the state government is actively working on various programmes like Make in India, Skilled India, and Startup India. A Skill Development University is also being set up in Faridabad.
Earlier, Finance Minister Abhimanyu assured that Haryana would not only be able to achieve SDGs, but would also go beyond that by improving the overall quality of life of people in the state.
UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in India, Yuri Afanasiev assured the Chief Minister that with the cooperation of the state administration, the draft of the action plan for achieving the target of sustainable development would be prepared by November.