The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to develop 100 gram panchayats in Gorakhpur district as model towns. The villages will become self-sufficient and serve as an example for other gram panchayats.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed district administration officials that performance grants and corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds will be used in gram panchayats to create model villages.
In a review meeting with district administration officials, the CM gave instructions for the development of the model villages. He said that the villages will have a pond, drainage, roads, open gym, reading room, sports field and rainwater collection for water conservation. The district administration should also build drains, reverse osmosis water plants, smart classes in primary schools, anganwadi centers, health centers and community construction, CM Adityanath said.
The funds received under the performance grant should be used in the development of the model villages, the CM said, adding that the focus should be on generating the villagers’ income so that these villages can become self-sufficient in the future.
District Magistrate Vijayendra Pandian said that a detailed project report for the development of model villages has been produced.
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