Chakpikarong Block under Chandel district, Manipur launched the NITI Aayog’s Sampoornata Abhiyan on Tuesday under Aspirational Blocks Programme at Chakpikarong Baptist Church Community Hall, Chakpikarong.
The Launching event was organised by District Administration Chandel, under the initiative of NITI Aayog, Government of India.
Chakpikarong block representing Chandel district in the state is one among the 500 blocks selected from across the country to compete in the Aspirational Blocks programme. The Aspirational block programme under Sampoornata Abhiyan is an initiative of the Government of India to improve the performance and economic development of the under developed blocks.
Launching the Campaign, Md Tajudin, SDO/BDO of Chakpikarong Block led the Abhiyan Pledge and called for concerted efforts from all major line departments to work in convergence modes and strive to bring about transformation and upliftment in the underperforming block.
He added that the three-month long Sampoornata Abhiyan campaign from July 4 to September 30 will target to accelerate development in under-developed areas of the block. He reiterated the need for individual support and coordination for the effective implementation of the programme.
Dearson Tontang, Senior Consultant, ADP Chandel, in his welcome address, highlighted the objective of the programme wherein he emphasized that the programme aimed to bridge developmental gaps by achieving 100 percent saturation in six indicators of the aspirational block programme. He also informed the six indicators that needed to be improved were Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture, Social Welfare, Skill Developement & Financial Inclusion.
Sr. Behenson Anal, BPO, District Health Society Chandel, Ts. Hringnary Anal, Supervisor, ICDS Chandel, M. Chandavi Tarao, SDAO Chakpikarong, Bungdon Maikal, Cluster Cordinator, MSRLM Chakpikarong, and Koshon Saka, SI, DRDA Chandel were the dais member during the launching event.
As part of the launching event, Soil Health Card were distributed to farmers, Screening of Diabetes & Hypertension were conducted by NCD cell, District Health Society.
Opening of Stalls by SHGs of MSRLM, ICDS Counter, Testing of Soil by Block Agriculture Staffs and Signature/Hand Print pledge were some of the highlights of the programme.
