The
issue of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has been taken
up by UPVAN during the preceding financial year and up to the release
of the report pertaining to the Status Report of Uttar Pradesh Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme (UPREGS) under Neerja Campaign. The
districts covered in UPREGS during the first phase have been reviewed
and the findings of the report presented in the presence of members
of the UPVAN network organization, Gram Pradhans, Officers of the
concerned departments, Academicians and Media Personnel. Based on
the discussions the report was finalized and a copy of the same
has been sent to commissioner Rural Development Department, Secretary
Rural Development Department of Uttar Pradesh, as well as, government
of India for the better implementation of the scheme during the
second phase.
During
the second phase of the scheme 17 new districts have been taken
up. In thse districts again an awareness campaign is to be launched.
For this purpose approval of Executive Body of UPVAN regarding future
strategy of the follow-up, as well as launching the programme in
the new districts, will be sought during the next meeting of Executive
Body to be held on 29th August, 2007.
Anticipating
the approval of the Executive Body it is proposed that four Regional
Meetings will be organized at one district headquarter of each region.
The dates of two regional meetings at Jhansi and Varanasi have been
tentatively fixed as 10th and 20th September, 2007 respectively.
In these regional meetings the coordinators for the Neerja Campaign,
as well as, other organization representatives will be called for
discussion and finalizing the strategy for future porgamme of action.
Media personnel will also be invited on this occasion with a view
to disseminating the status of NREGS in the districts.
Afterwards
State Tribunal meet would be organized on 2-3 November, 2007 in
which atleast 2 cases from each district will be presented before
the tribunal. For this purpose the beneficiaries of the concerned
districts will be contacted and their interviews will be recorded
on video films.
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