SANGRAM, Jun 14: “Depriving eligible beneficiaries of their rights and benefits is a crime against humanity,” said Home Minister Bamang Felix today while directing HoDs of various departments to ensure they reach out to the last of the beneficiaries of various central and state government flagship programmes. 
The Minister made the statement while reviewing implementation of all PM and CM flagship programmes in 19-Nyapin Assembly Constituency. The review meeting, held today at the SDO Office, Pokriang here, was attended by HoDs of various department and by representatives of NHIDCL, SBI, and PRI leaders. 
Expressing dissatisfaction over low enrollment of eligible beneficiaries under few central and state flagship programmes, the Minister directed all officers concerned to undertake rectification measures and make progress by next review meeting which will be held next month. 
Also, emphasizing on undertaking field visits, the Minister said that officials concerned should not depend on beneficiaries to turn up and instead make it a point that they reach out to the eligible beneficiaries wherever required. 
He further directed the Kurung Kumey Deputy Commissioner to conduct HoD review meetings every fortnight, and report its progress and achievements for the e-pragati meetings which is held every month by Chief Minister Pema Khandu. 
The Minister further suggested HoDs to involve PRIs for every beneficiary-oriented schemes. 
“HoDs and PRIs should open a communication line and cooperate with each other in identifying and motivating eligible beneficiaries through field visits and awareness initiatives,” he added. 
“Our effort should be towards making Kurung Kumey ‘Atma Nirbhar’ by meeting up with the aspirations and expectations of the people,” said Minister Felix while assuring all possible support and assistance from his end.
Meanwhile, taking part in today’s review meeting, NHIDCL General Manager Col. Prabhakar Kumar informed that construction works under Package 3 to 6 of the Joram-Koloriang road including bridges will be completed in all respect by 31 January next year. 
As for Package 7 and 8 which is facing unexpected hurdles in the form of sliding zones at various different locations, will be sorted out post monsoon, informed Col. Kumar. 
In cognizance to the direction of Minister Felix, he also assured to establish camps at all the sinking zone sites with proper machineries to ensure uninterrupted flow of traffic along the Joram-Koloriang road. 

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