1. |
RESPONSE |
(i) |
Defaulters |
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None |
| (ii) |
Promptness and Punctuality |
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Collectors of Deogarh, Kandhamal & Keonjhar have furnished report in the prescribed form after the schedule time i.e. 3.00 PM of 4th February, 2006 |
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Punctuality will entail the involvement and seriousness of the field functionaries towards the system. |
| 2. |
ANALYSIS AND INFERENCE ON FEED BACKS |
| (i) |
Job Seekers |
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The report of Collector Boudh, Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Khordha, Koraput,
Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur & Sundergarh
that no job seekers available for wage employment without work in
the district appears incongruous & especially in case of Ganjam,
Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawaranghpur & Rayagada it is hard to digest. |
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The report of Collector, Kalahandi, Jagasinghpur, Jajpur, Bolangir,
Mayurbhanj & Nuapada indicates existence of 3345, 2803, 1702,
1488, 1355 and 898 numbers of job seekers respectively without work
during the fortnight The Collectors must make required interventions
through existing schemes for providing them wage employment. The
specific action taken in this regard by these Collectors may be
intimated. |
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The
Collectors of Boudh, Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri,
Nawarangpur, Puri, Rayagada & Sundergarh have reported that
there are no job seekers for wage employment without work in their
districts. Then it can be inferred that pace of expenditure under
Food for Work Programme should be quite satisfactory. Panchayati
Raj Department may react on this aspect. |
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It appears from the reports that 15,018 job
seekers are without work in different districts at present. Collectors
should specifically address to the problem and specify the requirement
of fund and food grain with definite action plan keeping those people
in view so that appropriate action can be taken by Panchayati Raj
Department. |
| (ii) |
Food Security |
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Similarly report shows that 71 retail outlets have not lifted their
stock during the fortnight. The maximum defaulters are in Angul
& Gajapati districts i.e. 36 & 18 respectively. Nil reportage
by districts like Balasore, Bhadrak, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jharsuguda,
Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Khordha, Keonjhar, Malkangiri,
Mayurbhanj, Nawarangpur, Nayagarh, Rayagada, Puri, Sambalpur and
Subarnapur can hardly be treated as correct. This needs to be verified
by the Collectors for test check. |
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71 retail points in different districts have not lifted the stock.
This has been decreased considerably with comparison to the figure
relating to 1st Fortnight of January, 06. |
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854 beneficiaries have not lifted their entitled under Annapurna
Yojana and out of which 298 and 276 families have not lifted their
entitlement in Puri and Angul district respectively. The position
of districts like Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bolangir, Cuttack, Gajapati,
Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada and Mayurbhanj are no better. . |
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Similarly 10375 families have not lifted their entitlement under
Antodaya Anna Yojana. This has been decreased with comparison to
the figure of 67259 relating to 1st fortnight of January, 06. The
position in the districts of Angul, Cuttack, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur,
Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Puri and Rayagada must improve in this respect.
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| (iii) |
Social Security & Malnutrition |
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113
ICDS centres are not functioning in the State during the fortnight.
Out of which 100 are in the district of Angul, 4 in Malkangiri,
3 in Mayurbhanj, 2 each in Cuttack and Khordha and one each in Ganjam
and Nayagarh. Hence, Collectors of above districts should clarify
the reason and rectify the constraints in case of those centres. |
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The percentage of Gr.II
and Gr.III children is high in the districts like Bargarh, Bolangir,
Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada and Sundergarh.
This figure should be cross checked. If true it calls for immediate
intervention due to vulnerability of those districts. |
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It is seen that 7073
persons have not received their Old age pension/Widow pension. Collectors
of Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal,
Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Khordha, Keonjhar,
Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Sambalpur and Sundergarh
districts must pay personal attention to this aspect where they
are having the highest no. of defaulters. |
| (iv) |
Health Care and Safe Drinking Water |
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There are total 3 deaths each due to malaria and diarrhoea during
the fortnight under report. |
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At the end of January 1st Fortnight, there were 3591 habitations
without safe drinking water. But now the collectors have reported
that this no. is 3523. However, it calls immediate intervention
of Collectors of Angul, Boudh, Deogarh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kendrapara,
Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Naygarh & Rayagada where the
figures are comparatively high. |
| 3. |
SUGGESTIONS |
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In general it is felt that the intention of collecting information
with approximation from grass root level involving the Panchayati
Raj Institutions’ members was to have a broad picture of the
constraints, deficiencies if any in implementation of the various
schemes. I have reason to believe that field functionaries are yet
to be geared up & sensitised for the occasion. MIS intends to
have a macro analysis of the indicators with feedbacks as close
as to the field realities. In absence of the involvement and commitment
from all concerned it will be a futile fortnightly exercise of stacking
& stockpiling information. |
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In view of the availability of job seekers to the tune of 15018,
Collectors should identify the most vulnerable pockets and try to
cover the job seekers under the various existing wage employment
programme. They may seek with justification for further assistance
of Fund & Food grain for starting labour intensive works in
case of inadequacies. |
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The Collectors concerned should immediately ascertain in field as
to why the defaulted beneficiaries under Annapurna Yojana and Antodaya
Arna Yojana have not lifted the stock. It is a fact that 100% lifting/
distribution can not be a reality at any point of time as these
are ongoing schemes. However there is ample scope for improvement.
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The
Collectors have reported that 5.34 lakh additional
beneficiaries need to be covered under supplementary nutrition
programme. The W&CD Department may therefore examine the matter
and suggest remedial action. |
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The
report received from the districts revealed that 7073 persons have
not received Old age pension/Widow pension. It requires a detailed
field verification and substitution in case of death and migration.
This has been reiterated time and again. But compliance in this
score is not forthcoming. Hence, the Collectors should expedite
this & complete the substitution by March, 2006 and report compliance. |
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It
is seen from the reports 3523 habitations needs provision of Safe
Drinking Water immediately. R.D. Department should verify the position
as claimed by Districts and expedite response in the matter. |
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88 main bread earners are suffering from prolonged illness. Collectors
should provide them Food Assistance on card in kind if not provided
and send specific compliance. |
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The objective of MIS is not to find fault but to track the trends and find solutions. However, it seems the MIS is taken as another routine. Unless this MIS is owned up at the State/ District and Block levels, this system may not yield desired result. Hence, we need to ensure that stake holding on the MIS is expressed emphatically at the highest level. |
| (i) |
Panchayat
Raj Department should reiterate their involvement in MIS and issue
circulars to all BDOs to act upon the feedback. |
| (ii) |
Another set of GRAMSAT interaction programme at regular intervals
may be organised by Revenue / W & CD / F.S. & C.W. and Panchayat
Raj Department jointly with participation of the grass root level
functionaries to make use of the feedback in streamlining the ongoing
schemes |
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Special Relief Commissioner, Orissa |
