Goemkarponn Desk
CANACONA – Stating about 15 lakhs rupees worth various materials obtained under the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for the distribution to the various Anganwadis of Gaondongrim village has instead are given away to someone else, Gaondongrim Sarpanch Dhillon(Yeshwant) Dessai has threatened to complain to the PMO seeking Prime Ministers intervention over the unprecedented issue.
Canacona Agriculture office in a brief function held in the Dy. Collectorate building on Wednesday distributed Water-Filters, Tables, Steel Cupboards and Plastic Chairs inviting Devalayas, Cooperative Societies and others, previously obtained under the Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana 2021-26 (PMKSY) for the Water Conservation Initiative of ‘Pani Adwa, Pani Jirva scheme, months ago, for distribution to the village Anganwadis as decided by the PMKSY Gaondongrim Village Committee. The different materials were lying unutilised for over 7 months under the care of Agriculture office.
Speaking to media, Gaondongrim Sarpanch Dessai alongwith panch Ashok Velip informed
That a Chairman of the PMKSY village committee, a list of Anganwadis were submitted to the Canacona Agriculture Office, but the concerned agriculture officers apparently acting on the political dictates after sitting on the matter for months now, have given away the materials to Devalayas, Cooperative Societies and others in a function where Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar was the Chief Guest on Wednesday. However, none of the anganwadis listed by us (Village Committee) get these items and many heads of the concerned Anganwadis were questioning us. Due to non-distribution of these materials to Anganwadi, and keeping the material to gather dust in Canacona Agricutlure Office, locals have even agitated and also resolved in one of the gramsabha to boycott the loksabha elections in protest and the Agriculture officers were given an ultimatum to distribute the approved goods. Even Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant was apprized of the matter.’
When a scribe reportedly asked Canacona MLA and Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, it was stated that Tawadkar agreed he himself was present as chief guest for a distribution function organised by Agriculture Department and according to the same reports, Tawadkar stated that it is for the Agriculture department to decide whom to give the goods/materials, and the materials in question are duly distributed.
When contacted Canacona Agriculture Officer ZAO Nagesh Komarpant without specifying details said that the goods which were available have been distributed on Wednesday
Sarpanch Dessai further informed that a meeting of the citizens of Gaondongrim will be held and the next decision will be taken regarding the previously issued warnings to boycott the loksabha election due to the non-receipt of goods by Anganwadis as decided by the Village committee.
Under the Central government, the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana 2021-26 (PMKSY) for the Water Conservation Initiative of ‘Pani Adwa, Pani Jirva scheme, first phase expenditure tables, steel cupboards, water-filters and Plastic Chairs were purchased from the funds for the distribution to the respective Anganwadis in the Gaondongrim panchayat area on the recommendations of the PMKSY Gaondongrim village committee consisting of Gadongrim Sarpanch as Chairman and Agriculture officers as Executive members, informed a source.
Sarpanch of Gaondongrim Dhillon (Yeshwant) Desai further informed that the Gaondongrim panchayat will further complain to Prime Minister Office (PMO) and seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in this regard.