Dr Lorho launches SAGY at Daili village
Source: The Sangai Express / DIO-KPI

Kangpokpi, September 23 2019: Outer Manipur Member of Parliament Dr Lorho S Pfoze today launched SAGY or "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana" at Daili village in Kangpokpi District.

Daili village, which is being adopted by Dr Lorho, will be developed into a model village called "Adarsh Gram" under the SAGY programme.

SAGY is a rural development programme broadly focusing upon the holistic development in the villages which includes social development, cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community.

The programme was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan on October 11, 2014 .

Speaking at the occasion, Dr Lorho stated that Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched on October 11, 2014 by PM Narendra Modi with the aim to translate the comprehensive vision of Mahatma Gandhi about an ideal Indian village into reality, keeping in view the present context.

Dr Lorho launches SAGY at Daili village

Under SAGY, each Member of Parliament adopts a Gram Panchayat and guides its holistic progress giving importance for social development at par with infrastructure, he added.

Dr Lorho further stated that he has decided to adopt Daili village under SAGY as Daili is a beautiful village comprehensively inhabited by various tribal communities along with some Meiteis and Nepalis adding that the village has the potential to become one of the most beautiful villages in the country.

"SAGY is not a project where the government is the giver and villagers are the receivers.

It is a programme where one needs to introspect deeply for what he or she could contribute to the society for the welfare of the people for harmonious and peaceful co-existence", he stated.

"However, there is something that is blocking each and every one of us from taking up a new initiative or a new step to bring new development for a better and harmonious environment.

So let us do away with hatred, fear, enmity, etc, amongst us and move forward to contribute for a better tomorrow.

Let us make ourselves a model to make Daili model village more beautiful and more prosperous", the MP added.

Congratulating the villagers of Daili village, Losii Dikho, Minister, PHED, Printing and Stationery assured that all possible help would be given from himself and from the State Govt side in developing Daili into a model village.

In her speech, DC Kangpokpi, Lalithambigai K expressed her pleasure for the selection of Daili as a SAGY village.

She stated that SAGY is not only for infrastructure development but it is about holistic and sustainable development where several aspects of development will be included.

She further stated that villagers are the main stakeholders in the SAGY programme while adding that village development plan is not going to be done by the officers alone, it is to be conducted with the help of the villagers.

She appealed all for active participation in the development of the village into a model village.

While appreciating the work of the DLOs, the DC expressed her desire to see some more improvement on their work front.

Deputy Commissioner, Senapati, Somorjit Salam, while deliberating on the importance of SAGY, stated that it is not merely a single scheme rather it is a convergence of all the schemes, which were earlier implemented separately, exclusively concentrated on the integrated development of the SAGY village.

Under SAGY, a model village is selected on the basis of the criteria of Antardoya.

The Deputy Commissioner further added that in terms of social development, we need to inculcate the idea of voluntarism while adding that without cooperation and convergence, the scheme cannot be successful.

He appealed for cooperation from all including the villagers, DLOs, ADC members and village authority in making Daili one of the best model villages in the country.

The launching programme was also attended by SH-ADC Chairman, Ex-SH-ADC Chairman, ADC Members, Addl SP, Kangpokpi, DLOs, officials and staff of different departments in the district along with a large number of villagers of Daili village.