• Hon’ble Chief Minister ji reviews feedback received from all three zones of state
• Make effective arrangements to check spread of infectious diseases in flood affected areas
• Urban Development Department should purchase bitumen from Mathura refinery directly

The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Ms. Mayawati ji has directed the officers to take special initiative to provide markets for the agricultural products. She said that the concerning departments should make such arrangements so that the farmers got remunerative prices of their produce and products. She directed the officers to provide hybrid seeds and other agricultural inputs to the farmers easily so that the per hectare agricultural yield increased in the state.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji gave these directives when the Cabinet Secretary Mr. Shashank Shekhar Singh and Chief Secretary Mr. Anoop Mishra informed her about the inferences of the meeting of the Principal Secretaries/Secretaries held at the Yojana Bhawan here today. She said that to improve the economic condition of the farmers, activities like animal husbandry, horticulture, poultry, fishery and dairy should be encouraged. The farmers should be provided technical information in this regard as well as they should also be given financial assistance through banks.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that special efforts should be made to increase the production of paddy in the state especially in eastern U.P., so that the economic condition of the farmers of this area improved. She directed officers to receive the applications for kisan credit cards till August 31 so that more and more farmers were benefited under this scheme.
Reviewing the feedback received from the in-charges of all three zones, the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji directed that the development and public welfare related works should be conducted in all the districts at a faster clip. It may be recalled that the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji had divided state in three zones and nominated senior officers as their in-charges. She had asked them to visit districts and review law and order and progress of development there.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that a target of using hybrid seeds in an area of 10 lakh hectares during the current kharif season had been fixed. She directed the officers to visit the areas and examine as to how far the farmers were benefited by this scheme. She directed the officers to activate co-operative societies immediately and strictly check the smuggling of fertilisers in the areas adjoining the Nepal border. Reviewing the progress of Ideal Pond Scheme (Adarsh Talab Yojana), she said that several discrepancies were detected in it, owing to which the villages could not get the benefit of the constructed ponds. She said that the technical flaws in the construction of the ponds should be removed so that water could be preserved in them during the rainy season.
Directing the officers to implement the industrial mission in an effective manner, the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that area-wise production of fruits should be encouraged after identifying the particular area. The farmers should be given full co-operation including marketing. She said that farmer meetings should be held on 22nd of every month in every district of the state to solve the problems of the farmers in a timely manner at the local level and their problems should be solved on priority basis. She warned that strict action would be taken against officers showing indifference in it.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji directed the concerning departments and working agencies to fulfil the fixed targets soon by completing their departmental works under Bundelkhand package. She also directed the officers to do special efforts for releasing the amount allotted under centrally sponsored schemes related to concerning departments. She also directed the officers to implement all externally aided projects in a time bound and qualitative manner.
Reviewing relief and rescue works in flood affected areas, the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that all essential facilities should be made available for the people on priority basis. She said owing to the possibility of spreading infectious diseases in flood affected areas, effective arrangements should be made to check these diseases timely. She said that besides providing medical facilities, immunisation of cattle should also be done in flood affected areas. She directed the officers to make arrangements for sanitation and proper drainage system to remove water-logging problem in urban areas. She directed the Urban Development Department to purchase bitumen directly from Mathura Refinery.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji directed the officers to ensure the availability of doctors and medicines at primary and community health centres in rural areas. She said that the numbers of operations per surgeon and patients per doctor at O.P.D. had improved considerably, but it could be improved more. She said that medical facilities should be provided to the people and skilful staff should be recruited to operate medical instruments in hospitals, so that people could get the benefit.
Reviewing the progress of higher, secondary and basic eduction, the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that quality education should be imparted to the students. She directed the officers to ensure the arrangements to provide text-books free of cost to the children studying in primary schools. She said that untrained Shiksha Mitras should be imparted training through long distance education and any slackness in this regard would not be tolerated. She said that Savitribai Phule Balika Shiksha Madad Yojana should also be implemented for the girls studying in Madarsas in a speedy manner. She also directed the officers to provide the benefit of Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Mahamaya Garib Arthik Madad Yojana, Mahamaya Garib Balika Ashirwad Yojana, different pensions and scholarships to eligible beneficiaries timely. She said that Janhit Guarantee Law should be implemented in order to benefit the common-man.
Directing the officers to get C.C. roads and drains constructed in the villages selected under Dr. Ambedkar Gram Sabha Development Scheme, the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that these villages should be saturated with all the programmes. She said that surprise checking should be made by the senior officers to monitor the tree plantation programme.

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