ITANAGAR, Jan 18: Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Bamang Felix has appealed to the Zilla Parishad Chairpersons and PD-cum-DPDOs of all 25 districts to move beyond their duties and take onus of transforming rural-Arunachal into a self-reliable one as their responsibility.
The Minister made the appeal during the ‘Two-Day State-Level Coordination-cum-Review Meeting of all 25 districts’ which concluded today at the Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre, in the state capital.
The two-day event, which saw participation of ZPCs and PD-cum-DPDOs of all 25 districts, was chaired by Minister Felix in presence of Advisor to Minister RD and PR Gum Tayeng, RD and PR Secretary Amarnath Talwade, and Directors of PR and SIRD&PR, and ArSRLM.
During the meeting, performance report on various central flagship programmes such as Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), JJM, Early Childhood Care and Education, progress of developmental activities under 14th and 15th Finance Commission, status of financial grants under the State Own Revenue (SOR) to the state’s Panchayati Raj institutions, etc., were reviewed and discussed.
Felix in his remark appreciated the ZPCs and PD-cum-DPDOs for diligently executing their responsibilities despite challenges but observed that few need to rigorously pursue their undertakings to catch up with rest of their counter-parts.
He also observed that further capacity building training, especially in financial and technical aspects, needs to be imparted to the ZPCs and PD-cum-DPDOs which will assist them in executing their works more efficiently.
The Minister has directed the officers concerned of the Panchayati Raj Department of district level to ensure that transfer of allocated funds under State Own Revenue (SOR) to the Gram Panchayats be completed by January 26 next. Further, performance grant under SOR fund shall be released to the performing districts purely based on their performance in the basic grants already released, he said.
Lauding the efforts and achievements of the ArSRLM in rural areas, especially the progress made in making rural women folk self-reliable through SHGs, Minister Felix advised the ZPCs and PD-cum-DPDO to extend all possible assistance to the ArSRLM coordinators.  
Expressing confidence that all challenges can be overcome with proper coordination among all stakeholders including the line departments in a team-Arunachal spirit, Minister Felix exhorted all to keep reminding themselves that the welfare of entire rural-Arunachal depends on their performances.
Meanwhile, PR and RD Secretray Amarnath Talwade in his remark appreciated the improvement shown by the districts in the recent months and exhorted all to keep up the dedication to work for the welfare of rural masses.
He also noted that Arunachal Pradesh is experiencing three crucial revolutions viz., democratization of grassroots level stakeholders, adoption of technology in ensuring transparency such as PFMS, Geo-tagging, DBT, e-Gram portal, and empowerment of rural womenfolk.
Stating that these revolutions are beginning of a new chapter in the transformation history of Arunachal Pradesh, Secretary Talwade hoped that this two-day event will be a catalyst in ushering stakeholders to work with more vigor and dedication.
Among others PR Director Tamune Miso, RD Director, SIRD&PR Director Habung Lampung also shared their insights and suggestions with the house present. 

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