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Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh government has appointed ten guardian ministers for 28 districts in the state, to review and monitor various development activities.
A notification issued by planning and investment secretary R K Sharma on Wednesday stated that the ministers would conduct quarterly review meetings in their respective districts in respect to existing important infrastructure projects being implemented and would follow up important PM and CM flagship programmes with respect to saturation of the schemes.
“The guardian ministers shall attend at least two meetings of ‘Seva Aapke Dwar’ and understand the expectation of the people from the government. They shall submit their activities and action taken reports to the CMO,” the notification said.
The monitoring division would compile the activities and action taken reports and bring out brief notes for briefing the government, which would be reviewed in CM’s e-Pragati meetings so that necessary direction and course correction could be taken up accordingly.
The divisional commissioners shall review the works done by the guardian ministers under their jurisdictions and submit the report to the chief secretary for further necessary action, the notification said.
According to the notification, Environment and Forest Minister Wangki Lowang would look after Lower Siang and Lepa Rada districts, Education minister Pasang Dorjee Sona would look after Lohit, Namsai and Anjaw districts, Commerce and Industries minister Nyato Dukam (Upper Siang, East Siang and Siang), Home minister Mama Natung (Tawang, West Kameng and Bichom) and Health & Family Welfare Minister Bituram Wahge would look after Tirap, Changlang and Longding district respectively.
Civil Aviation minister Balo Raj is entrusted with the responsibility for Upper Subansiri, Shi Yomi and West Siang districts, Agriculture, Horticulture and Dairy Development minister Gabriel Denwang Wangsu would look after East Kameng, Pakke Kessang and Lower Subansiri, Women and Child Development minister Dasanglu Pul (Dibang Valley and Lower Dibang Valley), Law, Legislative and Social Justice minister Kento Jini (Papum Pare, Capital Complex and Keyi Panyor) and RD and Panchayati Raj minister Ojing Tasing would look after Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi and Kamle district respectively.
The state government has also appointed 26 bureaucrats as mentor secretaries for each district, to review and implement overall developmental activities, another notification said.
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