Sampoornata campaign launched in Chakpikarong
Source: Chronicle News Service

Kakching, July 09 2024: NITI Aayog's Sampoornata Abhiyan was launched for Chakpikarong block in Chandel district under the Aspirational Blocks Programme on Tuesday at Chakpikarong Baptist Church community hall.

The launch event was organised by Chandel district administration under the initiative of NITI Aayog.

Chakpikarong block is among 500 blocks selected from across the country to compete in the Aspirational Blocks programme under Sampoornata Abhiyan, an initiative of the government of India to improve performance and economic development of under developed blocks.

Along with launching the campaign, Chakpikarong SDO/BDO Md Tajudin ad ministered the Abhiyan Pledge and called for concerted efforts from all major line departments to work in convergence mode and strive for bringing about transformation and uplift of underperforming block.

He said that the three-month long Sampoornata Abhiyan campaign from July 4 will target acceleration of development in under-developed areas of the block.

Chandel ADP senior consultant Dearson Tontang, in his welcome address, highlighted objective of the programme, emphasising that the programme aims to bridge developmental gaps by achieving 100 percent saturation in six indicators of the aspirational block programme.

He also informed that the six indicators needed to be improved are health & nutrition, education, agriculture, social welfare, skill development and financial inclusion.

Chandel District Health Society BPO Sr Behension Anal, Chandel ICDS supervisor Ts Hringnary Anal, Chakpikarong SDAO M Chandavi Tarao, MSRLM Chakpikarong cluster coordinator Bungdon Maikal, and Chandel DRDA SI Koshon Saka were also present as presidium members of the launch event.

As part of the programme, Soil Health Cards were distributed to farmers and screening for diabetes and hypertension conducted by NCD Cell of District Health Society, Chandel.

Opening of stalls by SHGs of MSRLM, ICDS counter, testing of soil by Block Agriculture staff and signature/hand print pledge were the other highlights of the programme.

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