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Imphal, Oct 18:
A meeting on finalization of the perspective plan under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK) for the next 5 years starting from 2022 in Imphal today was chaired by CM N Biren Singh and the CM assured transparency and accountability in the implementation of the project. The participants of the meeting which include all state ministers, MLAs, Deputy Commissioners and concerned officials assessed the PMJVK guidelines.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs with the objective to develop infrastructure projects, which are community assets, in the identified areas with development deficits for socio-economic development of the said areas. This is a unique Area Development Programme through infrastructure support. It has also been identified by NITI Aayog as Core of the Core Scheme under the National Development
Agenda. ‘Social inclusion is integral’ to New India’s vision and a core theme of the Government of India’s Development Agenda.
This scheme was initially launched in 2008-09 as Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) of the Country.
It was revised in June 2013, and MCDs were replaced by 710 Minority Concentration Blocks (MCBs) and 66 Minority Concentration Towns (MCTs) & Cluster of contiguous MinorityConcentration Villages.
A meeting was also chaired by the Chief Minister with the organizers of the 3rd state-level Barak Festival, 2022. The CM said, “ Since 2018, the state government had been organising the festival at the state level taking consideration and the importance of preserving and conserving the Barak river and the opportunities provided by the festival to highlight the cultural heritage and traditions of the state.”
