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| Bharat Nirman : PM finds fault with non-Congress states | | |
New Delhi, Sep 23 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today lauded
the Congress-ruled states for the effective implementation of the UPA
government’s flagship programme of 'Bharat Nirman', while finding
fault with many non-Congress states in the backlog of works in rural
electrification and rural drinking water .
Addressing the Chief Ministers of 14 Congress-ruled states at a
Conclave here, he asked them to ensure that their states were fully
electrified and villages connected by roads by 2009, besides
achieving all other goals set under the Bharat Nirman programme.
''This can have tremendous benefits for agriculture in particular
and the rural economy as a whole.''
Dr Singh said he had recently reviewed the progress of the
multi-crore programme and it was found that Asom was the only
party-ruled state that figured among the states with maximum backlog
for coverage under the programme.
''Our reviews show that Bharat Nirman is progressing well in most
Congress-ruled states,'' he said, while highlighting that
non-Congress states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa,
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan have had maximum backlog.
He, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of
party-ruled states of Asom and Maharashtra in the area of rural
drinking water, and Asom in the area of rural electrification.
In this context, he asked the party leadership to communicate to
the public at large, especially in the non-Congress ruled states,
that rural infrastructure was being provided through Bharat Nirman
on a war footing.
''Bharat Nirman is the initiative of the Congress Party and we
must project it as such,'' he said. |
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