Mathru Poorna Scheme Failed to Evoke Good Response in Udupi – Shobha Karandlaje
Udupi: “The Mathru Poorna scheme, introduced to provide nutritious food for pregnant women has failed to evoke a good response in Udupi district. The district officials should report to the state government to transfer a fixed amount entitled to the beneficiaries of the scheme to their bank account” said Udupi – Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje.
She was chairing the district level development committee meeting at the Zilla Panchayat hall, Rajatadri Manipal on Monday, July 2.
After receiving the development report of Mathru Poorna scheme from Gracy Gonsalves, assistant director women and child department, MP Shobha said, “The scheme has succeeded only 50 percent in the district. In Malnad and the Coastal district, Pregnant women are not ready to visit the Anganwadi centres for food every day. The scheme has totally failed in our district. In the PM’s Matru Vandana Scheme, Cash is directly transferred to the bank accounts of women. If the same procedure is followed in Mathru Poorna scheme, it will help the pregnant women”, she said.
The National Highway work in the district was delayed by the Navayug company which has failed to complete the work within the promised time. The flyover work of Kundapur has not completed and people are suffering because of the delay. The work of the service roads is also not completed, water pipelines are damaged in many places during the road work. The MP instructed the NHAI officials to recommend the government to add Navayug company on the blacklist.
The Konkan railway officials informed that the new Innanje railway station work is under progress at a cost of Rs 11.33 crores and will be completed by March 2019. The construction work of Ramakrishna Hegde Training center will be completed in November 2018. The Rs 317 crores electrification work of Verna-Thokur railway line is under progress.
The BSNL officials said that in the last four years 44 new towers have been installed and 165 3G tower and 215 2G towers are functioning. The MP instructed the BSNL officials to complete the Attur Church and Pajaka Tower installation work as early as possible.
ZP president Dinakar Babu, Udupi TP president Nalini Pradeep Rao, Deputy commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis, ZP CEO Shivananda Kapasi, ADC Anuradha and others were present.
