123 Panchayats Get Rs 25.40 Cr Under Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sanctioned Rs 25.40 crore for 123 panchayats in six blocks of six districts under Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana at the block level.

The Chief Minister sanctioned the amount for 1,021 projects after interacting with the block representatives through video conferencing at the State Secretariat here.

Of the sanctioned amount, Rs four crore has been earmarked for 178 projects in 23 panchayats of Bijeur block in Baragarh district, Rs 3.75 crore for 207 projects in 19 panchayats of Raghunathpur block in Jagatsinghpur district, Rs 5.75 crore for 234 projects in 29 panchayats of Dhenkanal Sadar block in Dhenkanal district and Rs 6.50 crore for 186 projects in 26 panchayats of the Kanhia block in Angul district.

The Chief Minister sanctioned Rs 2.40 crore for 106 projects in 14 panchayats of Chandahandi block in Nabarangpur district and Rs three crore for 110 projects in 12 panchayats of Bijatola block in Mayurbhanj district.

Adding today’s sanctioned amount, the Chief Minister has allocated a total of Rs 656.90 crore for 26,587 projects in 2,850 panchayats of 123 blocks.

Under Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana, the Chief Minister is discussing the proposals directly with the villagers and then he is sanctioning the amount for the proposed projects.

Development Commissioner, MPs, MLAs, Collectors and senior officials of the departments concerned were among those present.