Ensure transparent delivery of central scheme benefits: HDK
HD Kumaraswamy
, on Saturday, emphasised the need for transparent delivery of benefits from centrally sponsored schemes to eligible beneficiaries.
Chairing a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee held at the zilla panchayat auditorium, the Union minister mentioned that due to higher-than-usual rainfall, there was crop damage. He asked officers to provide accurate reports and take measures for appropriate relief.
Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar highlighted the need to identify and repair black spots on national highways in the district.
He also called for detailed information on the Chamundi Hill Prasad scheme and stressed the importance of progress in the Swadesh Darshan scheme. Complaints about inadequate waste management in Siddalingapura gram panchayat were received, and officials were instructed to take action.
Deputy commissioner G Lakshmikant Reddy told the meeting that 95% of the land for Mysuru-Kushalnagar NH 275 was acquired. For the expansion of Mysuru Airport's runway, about 240 acres are required, and most of the land has been acquired.
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The meeting was attended by Chamarajanagar MP Sunil Bose, Hunsur MLA GD Harish Gowda, DISHA Committee member Ashwin Kumar, district panchayat CEO S Ukesh Kumar, Mysuru City Corporation commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, and superintendent of police, Mysuru, N Vishnuvardhana.
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