‘Virudhunagar, Ramnad backward’
DECEMBER 05, 2017 00:00 IST
The Central government has identified Ramanathpuram and Virudhunagar as backward districts of Tamil Nadu.
The identification has been made on four broad parameters – poverty, health, education and infrastructure. All over the country, 115 districts have been chosen.
Ramanathapuram has been ranked 38th under the pararmeter of poverty; 111th both under health and education and 104 under infrastructure, while Virudhunagar has been placed 16th, 100th, 114th and 105th ranks under the four parameters respectively.
The Centre has also appointed Praveen Kumar and S. Gopalakrishnan, both IAS officers of the Tamil Nadu cadre and on Central deputation, ‘prabhari’ officers for Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram. They will coordinate the efforts of the Centre and State in "achieving rapid transformation" of the identified districts by addressing their specific developmental needs. The initiative is in consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision programme, New India by 2022, according to an order issued by the Union government's Department of Personnel and Training two weeks ago.
At present, Mr. Praveen Kumar is an Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Mr. Gopalakrishnan, Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
On Tuesday, they will conduct their inaugural visit to the two districts and hold discussions with officials. The State government has posted IAS officers Santhosh Babu and P. Amudha as nodal officers, who will also be there along with those nominated by the Union government.
DECEMBER 05, 2017 00:00 IST
The Central government has identified Ramanathpuram and Virudhunagar as backward districts of Tamil Nadu.
The identification has been made on four broad parameters – poverty, health, education and infrastructure. All over the country, 115 districts have been chosen.
Ramanathapuram has been ranked 38th under the pararmeter of poverty; 111th both under health and education and 104 under infrastructure, while Virudhunagar has been placed 16th, 100th, 114th and 105th ranks under the four parameters respectively.
The Centre has also appointed Praveen Kumar and S. Gopalakrishnan, both IAS officers of the Tamil Nadu cadre and on Central deputation, ‘prabhari’ officers for Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram. They will coordinate the efforts of the Centre and State in "achieving rapid transformation" of the identified districts by addressing their specific developmental needs. The initiative is in consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision programme, New India by 2022, according to an order issued by the Union government's Department of Personnel and Training two weeks ago.
At present, Mr. Praveen Kumar is an Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Mr. Gopalakrishnan, Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
On Tuesday, they will conduct their inaugural visit to the two districts and hold discussions with officials. The State government has posted IAS officers Santhosh Babu and P. Amudha as nodal officers, who will also be there along with those nominated by the Union government.
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