Senior Officers tagged as Block Supervisory Officer to guide BDOs during development works and GPE

A large number of BDOs has joined recently, some of them from feeder services like SROII, Canal Service not exposed to development schemes. Orientation meetings have been conducted.

Now, it is decided by TEAM BURDWAN to tag one senior officer having adequate experience of field implementation of schemes and running the blocks to guide the young/ new BDOs. Second meeting of these BSOs is being held today at DM Burdwan office chamber at 12 noon to discuss the issues related to delimitation and reservation of Panchayat Constituencies. Further updates are available at FB.

Rs 3176 lakhs additional funds for minority development approved to Burdwan

We had Video Conference with Minority ministry in Delhi today for consideration of additional project proposals under MsDP. Ministry has cleared and approved 199 classrooms @ Rs 4.04 lakhs each in minority dominated higher secondary schools, 185 ICDS centres @ Rs 6.90 lakhs each in minority populated blocks, mini piped water supply schemes at 33 minority villages @Rs 15 lakhs and one ITI at Mangalkote @ Rs 5.92 crores in the Empowered Committee meeting today. Total fund sanctioned is Rs 32 crores to Burdwan district. Further proposals for two Muslim Girls Colleges, one ITI and Marketing Hubs costing Rs 27 crores will be considered in next meeting. Burdwan district has  got approval of these additional fund for Minority Development as recognition to good performance in last years. District could utilise Rs 4850 lakhs out of Rs 4900 lakhs allotted in last years.

We have decided to send additional proposals in Agriculture, Education, Self employment projects, Women Empowerment and Food Go downs etc for the 12th Five year plan.
Also see..
http://teamburdwan.blogspot.in/2012/08/multi-sectoral-development-programme.html

GP Prodhans pledged to Achieve ZERO CULTIVATION of Poppy in Burdwan

Meeting cum awareness of GP Prodhans and others held today at Sanskriti Metro where all present took the oath to endeavour ZERO CULTIVATION of Poppy in the coming season. DM Burdwan, SP Burdwan were personally present in the meeting where all block/ police station level officers of Agriculture, Excise, Revenue, BDO/ SDO, Police and Panchayat participated. This is in continuation to my blog posted earlier. http://teamburdwan.blogspot.in/2012/09/meeting-with-gps-and-block-level.html