North Dinajpur administration starts holding mini collectorates in every GP

Kolkata: The North Dinajpur district administration has started the process of holding mini collectorates in every Gram Panchayat to ensure that every single villager gets benefits of the people friendly schemes of the Mamata Banerjee government.

"The aim behind this mini collectorate is to reach every single doorstep. We have already held such a camp at Chainagar Gram Panchayat area under Hemtabad Block, in coordination with the block level officials of the Panchayat. We will hold similar programmes in all the 98 Gram Panchayats to provide on the spot services for enrollment in government schemes," a senior official of the district administration said.

It may be mentioned that the people inhabiting the villages of North Dinajpur have to travel a long distance to the district headquarter at Karnajora for availing various government facilities. They have to face a lot of hassle for the journey and at the same time, have to incur a reasonable travelling expense. "This will save their time and expenses. Most of the people living in the remote areas hail from poor financial backgrounds and travel expense is a huge burden for them," the official added. The Panchayat level camps will have officials from Land & Land Reforms, Food & Supplies, Backward Classes Welfare, Self Help, Social Welfare, Transport and various other departments. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds administrative meetings at every district from time to time, to ensure that the people of the state derive the benefits of the government schemes. Inspired by Banerjee, the district magistrate of North Dinajpur Arvind Kumar Mina will now be taking his district officials to the remote areas so that people get facilities right at their doorstep.

"We will listen to the problems of the people and try to solve them right at the spot," a senior district official said.