SHILLONG, FEB 5:Dobetkolgre Terracegittim VEC of Samanda C&RD block under East Garo hills district in Meghalaya has been awarded the best performing Gram Panchayat in India in implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) 2012-13.
The award was presented by the Union Ministry of Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh to Prodip Sangma, secretary of Dobetkolgre Terracegittim VEC during MGNREGA Sammelan held in New Delhi on February 2.
East Garo hill deputy commissioner Vijay Mantri said Dobetkolgre Terracegittim is one of the most successful VEC under Samanda C&RD block in implementation of this flagship scheme of the union government.
Mantri said that the people of this block are well aware of this programme and implemented different projects with sincerity and hardwork for the overall development of the society. Some of the assets created in this Village Employment Council (VEC) are drinking water facilities, motorable roads, and retaining walls for prevention of soil erosion, checkdams, fishery ponds and plantation.
The Samanda C&RD block has generated 7.62431 lakh mandays employment to 7,654 households under MGNREGS during 2012-13 with an average of 99.6 mandays per household. The East Garo hills district provided employment to 52,166 household and generated 50.23427 lakhs mandays with an average of 96.29 per household, Mantri informed
Last year the district received the National Award for highest achievement in MGNREGS, wherein prime minister handed over the award to Mantri on February 2, 2013.- By Our Reporter
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