Mangalore, Jul 15: Outgoing chief executive officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Dr K N Vijayaprakash formally handed over the charge to the new CEO Tulasi Maddineni, former Deputy Commissioner of Koppal district on Monday evening.
Addressing media persons ahead of handing over ceremony, Dr Vijayaprakash expressed satisfaction over several schemes in the education sector under the Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan (SSA) and other initiatives taken by the Zilla Panchayat during his term in the district, while discontentment over few others.
Having a total of 2,102 anganwadi centres, Dakshina Kannada was the first district in the state to have all the anganwadi centres electrified. A total of 1,655 anganwadi centres in the district are functioning in their own buildings, he said.
A total of 648 physically-challenged children in the age group of 6 -14 years have been given assistance by local co-operative societies ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000. It is an on-going process and a total sum of over Rs 8 lakhs had been presented to the children, he said.
Children in 12 remote villages in nine gram panchayats were provided with free water-proof school bags, sandals, umbrellas and education kits. Napkin disposable units had been fixed in ladies toilets in 641 higher primary schools in the district. Individual development programmes were held for students from backward classes staying in social welfare and minority hostels, he said.
Smart card for Koraga community
Speaking about other schemes, he said that loans as well as auto-rickshaws and taxis had been provided to the community of Koragas for self-employment purposes.
A smart card would be provided to each member of the community, where he/she will be provided with a unique ID which would enable to obtain all necessary family and health details of the person. This card would be recognised in nine hospitals in the district. A survey had been undertaken and completed and the initiative will be implemented shortly, he said.
Homes, loan for HIV affected families
Dr Vijayaprakash also said that homes and loans had been provided to HIV +ve and affected families. Soon, sites would also be handed to these families, he said.
Awards conferred to Dakshina Kannada
Speaking about the awards garnered by the district, Dakshina Kannada was chosen as the first district in the state and the 11th district in the country to have received the 'Nirmal Gram Puraskar' instituted by the Union Ministry of Sanitation, which was quite an achievement. The district also received the Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar constituting of Rs 5 lakhs and a national-level award under the Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme (PEAIS) constituting of Rs 25 lakhs and the from the Government of India, he said, adding that the rural napkin unit in Laila gram had been recognised by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) as one of the 30 best rural innovations in India.
He said that the concept of liquid waste management was implemented for the first time in the state in Dakshina Kannada district, and the solid waste management system was also effectively implemented in all the gram panchayats in the district.
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