Focus on Crop Diversification, Drinking Water Projects, and Review of Development Schemes
Published on: September 04, 2025
By: BTNI
Location: Rajnandgaon, India
The General Assembly meeting of the District Panchayat was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of District Panchayat President Smt. Kiran Vaishnav in the District Panchayat Hall.
During the meeting, farmers raised the need for crop diversification, emphasizing the cultivation of pulses, oilseeds, maize, and other less water-intensive crops in place of summer paddy. Officials informed members about the special campaign to make Rajnandgaon a “summer paddy-free procurement district”, encouraging farmers to adopt crop rotation practices.
To boost productivity in the upcoming rabi season, farmers were urged to cultivate pulses such as gram, moong, lentils, and horticulture crops. The Public Health Engineering Department was instructed to complete testing of water supply schemes after repairs and to prioritize the maintenance of CC roads.
The assembly also discussed the allocation of fair price shops, while progress reports from various departments including Education, Minerals, Power, Health, Agriculture, Forests, and PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) were reviewed in detail.
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Present in the meeting were District Panchayat Vice President Kiran Sahu, District Panchayat Sabhapati Jagruti Yadu, members Prashant Kodape, Anita Mandavi, Kiran Barle, Gopal Bhuarya, Sheela Sinha, Devkumari Sahu, Biram Mandavi, Angeshwar Deshmukh, Mahendra Yadav, along with Janpad Presidents Anita Sinha (Dongargarh), Ranjita Padooti (Dongargaon), and Pratima Chandrakar (Rajnandgaon).
Also in attendance were representatives of MLAs, CEO of District Panchayat Suruchi Singh, Deputy Director Panchayat Devendra Kaushik, and officials from various departments.
The meeting highlighted a collective push toward agricultural reform, rural infrastructure improvement, and efficient implementation of welfare schemes in Rajnandgaon district.
