HT Bureau
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that over 29 lakh people have availed the benefits of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) in Assam.
“Till 9 January, through 2358 meetings under VBSY, 29,94,981 beneficiaries have been benefitted,” Sarma said this during a meeting with all district commissioners and senior officers on the progress of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Guwahati.
He further informed that under the yatra, 5,28,120 health camps were organised and 4,15,434 persons were screened for TB, 64,309 were screened for sickle cell anaemia.
“Moreover, Ayushman Bharat Cards were distributed to 60,237 people, 96097 were enrolled under My Bharat Volunteers Registration programme, 33,293 were registered under PM Ujjwala Yojana Registrations, 632 were covered under Kisan Credit Card Applications,” he added.
During the meeting, Sarma further asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to take this yatra close to the people of the state.
On the other hand, with regard to chief minister’s Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan, Sarma apprised the DCs of the modalities of the Abhiyan and asked them to take all possible steps for the successful implementation of the programme.
It is worth mentioning that under the programme, the members of SHGs would get Rs 10,000 to start at least one entrepreneurship.
The chief minister during also took stock of the progress of distribution of ration cards to the beneficiaries and asked the DCs to complete distribution of the cards seamlessly and in a time bound manner.
He further informed that the ministers would participate in the meetings in every constituency to launch distribution of the cards.
Food, civil supplies and consumer affairs Ranjeet Kumar Dass, chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur, additional chief secretary to the chief minister Samir Kumar Sinha, and other senior officers were also present during the meeting.
