Block development officers told to improve performance

Dimapur, April 9 (EMN): Neposo Theluo, Commissioner and Secretary of Rural Development (RD), said that the block development officers (BDOs) should work on improvement of performance under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan and give attention to the 15th Finance Commission (FC).

Theluo was speaking at the performance review meeting of BDOs at RD conference hall on April 8. He urged the BDOs to speed up the account opening process for 15th FC to avoid any penalty and provide the best materials when implementation begins. He further stressed that the BDOs should visit the field and co-operate with the PHE department to assist and guide the villagers during the process, an update informed.

RD Joint Director K Neibou Sekhose welcomed the gathering and stressed on the responsibilities and etiquettes of being an officer. He also highlighted on the achievements of the previous financial year, where three villages — Chiechama, Okotso and Kezoma — received awards for various categories.  

Speaking at the meeting, the joint director spoke on the classification of the 15th FC and type differentiation of tied and untied funds. On maintaining bank accounts of the various Schemes, he stressed that separate bank accounts should be maintained for the respective programmes/ schemes to enable smooth transaction/withdrawal of funds and proper implementation of the works under their specific respective schemes, it stated.

Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, Hamdok M Konyak, RDO read out the report and status of performance of the blocks while urging them to speed up the process of geo-tagging and registration for the sanctioned works. The meeting discussed the grievances and issues faced by the BDOs, where they shared the solutions and concluded with vote of thanks from the chairperson, it added.