Uttarakhand / Vikas Nagar : Told the public problems of Selakui to Urban Development Minister Bhagat

The delegation met Urban Development Minister Banshidhar Bhagat to demand to develop administrative structure in Selakui, which came into existence about two months ago and to solve the problems of the people. Told that due to non-deployment of other employees including executive officer in the newly constituted Nagar Panchayat, public works and development works have also come to a standstill. Sukhdev Farswan, who was included in the delegation, said that the development works are being affected due to lack of administrative structure in the rural settlements included in the civic area including Selakui town. People are also facing many problems personally. Due to lack of administrative infrastructure, the population of about thirty thousand is facing problems every day. Local people have to make rounds of many offices for making birth, death, income certificates. While the benefits of many government schemes are also not available to the local people. Told that the eligible families are deprived of the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Social Welfare Department’s schemes. The roads are not being improved due to lack of proper arrangement for the maintenance of the connectivity roads of the civic area. Most of the settlements still do not have street lighting. People have to make rounds of Tehsil Headquarters for their work. In view of the problems of the local people, he has demanded the Urban Development Minister to develop the entire administrative structure soon along with the posting of executive officer in Selakui Nagar Panchayat. Bhagat Singh Rathore, Anil Nautiyal were included in the delegation.