Introduction
Introduction The Rural Management & Development Department is committed to improve the lives of rural poor by implementing various infrastructure developmental and poverty alleviation programmes like construction of roads, bridges, houses, toilets, water harvesting tanks, play grounds, 100 days job guarantee, drinking water supply system, distribution of solar lights, bio-gas plants, loans to Self Help Groups, and so on. The department has also initiated a new Scheme viz “Chief Minister's Rural Housing Mission” under Rural Housing Sector to make Sikkim Kutcha House Free State by 2013. Not only this, RM&DD is also committed to build up the self confidence of the rural people by engaging them in administrative process of local self governance by way of devolution of powers to the Panchayats to implement the above schemes. Effect of such initiative of building self confidence is evident from the various awards bagged by the Gram Panchayats Units in the recent past. We have established fully equipped Block Administrative Centres in 27 Blocks so far to assist and support the Panchayat administration in GPUs. 4 more new BACs, 3 in West District and 1 in the East district are also going to be established soon. What physical and financial targets set for us and what we have achieved in implementing these programmes during the financial year 2010-11 are summarized Cell/ programme wise in this Annual Report. ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11 1 Chapter I Mission – Poverty Free Sikkim The Journey of a State towards Freedom from Poverty The State of Sikkim has been lauded in various for a for its unique developmental model which brings in a pro-environment and pro-people perspective.
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