Jamshedpur: April 25: Addressing the concluding session of ‘Gram Uday se Bharat Uday’ programme at Jamshedpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to women representatives in panchayats in the country to make efforts to construct toilets in every house so that not a single female goes to open fields for defecation.
He also appealed to the women representatives to supervise the mid-day meal scheme so that children do not remain malnourished. He asked them to create awareness regarding delivery in hospitals so that pregnant women do not die. Speaking on the occasion, PM said, Panchayat representatives must take initiatives to bring changes in the lives of people in villages.
He also appealed to them to select one scheme in a year and work on it. ‘There is no dearth of fund or schemes for development of rural India and the Panchayat representatives should take initiatives to ensure that the schemes are being implemented properly’, said Modi.
He promised that, in next three years, five crore families will be given cooking gas cylinder connection so that women do not inhale smoke from burning wood while cooking food.
