Workshop on MS, Geo-tagging of PMAY(U) conducted
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, February 09 2019:
The 3rd city level workshop on MIS, Geo-tagging and IEC activities, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), PMA Y (U) was held at Sugnu Municipal Council Hall today.
The workshop was attended by chairpersons of Kakching, Mayang Imphal, Wangoi, Thongkhong Laxmi, Samurou, Kakching Khunou and Sugnu towns along with the respective executive officials.
Officials and experts from Town Planning Department also attended the workshop.
Citing reasons for organising such city level workshops, the chief town planner and State Mission Director, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), Y Narmada said that the National level workshop organised by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Gol was held in December last year.
During the workshop, she said, new features of MIS and Geo-tagging platforms of PMAY (U) were introduced adding that it is necessary to disseminate the operation procedures of such new features to the officials of the towns in the State, who are handling MIS and Geo-tagging through such hands-on workshop.
Y Narmada emphasised the importance of MIS and Geo-tagging as the Ministry is monitoring the progress of the mission only through data in the two platforms.
In view of this, the respective towns have to upload the monthly progress reports every month at the MIS platform.
Stating that two similar workshops have been conducted earlier, she added that the 4th city level workshop for Thoubal district cluster will be held soon.
The State Mission Director appealed to the respective towns to invest their best efforts for good progress.
Meanwhile, during the technical session moderated by N Gitkumar, retired Chief Town Planner Manipur and experts from Town Planning Development elaborated the new features of MIS and geo-tagging platforms through PowerPoint presentations.
Later, an interactive session with the experts and officials
of the towns was held.