category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh With the state government celebrating the year 2023 as Antyodaya Arogya Varsh , Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal exhorted the Chief Minister Good Governance Associates (CMGGA) to cooperate in ensuring the implementation of schemes related to this on the ground. The Chief Minister held a meeting with the Good Governance Associates and discussed about various schemes being implemented by the state government. He apprised them about various schemes including construction of parks-cum-vyayamshalas on two acres of land in every village; in the direction of making the citizens healthy. So far 650 parks-cum-vyayamshalas have been built. In addition, a target has been set for this year to build 1,000 more parks-cum-vyayamshalas. Besides, wellness centers will also be set up with appointment of dieticians. The Chief Minister said that CMGGA should monitor other activities including setting up of these park-cum-vyayamshalas, facilities provided in them and presence of people; so that expeditious implementation on the ground can be ensured. Apart from this, the government is also considering setting up indoor and open gymnasiums in villages, he added. Meanwhile, to make the de-addiction campaign successful in the state, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the government will set up drug de-addiction centers and the cooperation of saints will also be taken in this work. He instructed the CMGGA to keep monitoring the government and private drug de-addiction centers currently running across the state. The Chief Minister said that in the last eight-and-a-half-years, the state government has implemented various schemes for the welfare of the citizens. The Good Governance Associates should cooperate in delivery of services to the eligible beneficiaries easily and transparently under these schemes with close monitoring at every level, he said. The CMGGA apprised the Chief Minister that under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana (MMAPUY), efforts would be made to invite more families to the Antyodaya Melas in the fourth phase and provide them employment. The Chief Minister instructed that a list of such families should be prepared, whose CIBIL scores are bad and they are facing difficulty in getting loans from banks. The government is also considering to get the CIBIL scores of such beneficiaries improved, so that the target of economic upliftment of the needy families can be achieved, he added. The CMGGA apprised the Chief Minister that on his directions, an action plan has been prepared to measure the Happiness Index during the first two months, to make the lives of the citizens happy on the lines of Bhutan. (editor dailyworld.in)