Large number of people of North and Middle Andaman have been benefited under welfare schemes of GoI: DC NMA

Trinath & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Aug 02: Dr. Angel Bhati Chauhan, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of North and Middle Andaman District today said that large number of beneficiaries of North and Middle Andaman region have been benefited under welfare schemes of Government of India.
In a telephonic conversation with media the DC said that the people of Andaman have suffered many problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, however the Government of India has extended several welfare schemes to help people in this time of pandemic and A & N Administration has always tried that the benefits reach to maximum beneficiaries, the DC said.
Under “Matsya Sampada Yojana”, the administration has coordinated with the Fisheries Department and almost 32 awareness camps were organised so that more and more people could get into this scheme and get benefited.
“Although Administration has received more than 200 applications and we are very proud to say that 17 people’s works have been completed and soon we will be releasing their first installment of subsidy amount,” she added.
The DC further pointed out that for the framers of the N&M Andaman District, formation of farmer producer organization is in process.
“Basically the main purpose of the administration is that we want to create a marketing/ selling environment where the produce of the farmers will get a good market. We have got many registration and some are under process through which the administration could ensure to provide a better income to farmers,” she added.
The DC also mentioned that apart from that, pension which is being given to farmers under government schemes, a revised listing is going on in which total 800 beneficiary’s data have been received by administration who were left out from the earlier list, these people will be soon verified.
Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, the second phases has been started in all the three tehsils, in which the work has been completed at advance stage and almost more than 6KM road has been completed and the fund for third phase has been released by Ministry concerned, very soon tender will be floated and work will start, Dr. Bhati added.