Development in Bengal only on paper, not on the ground: Ram Kripal Yadav

Kolkata May 17 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal s Mamata Banerjee government of unwillingness to implement central schemes Union Rural Development Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Tuesday said the regime s tall claims of development in the state was only on paper and not on the ground.

He threatened to order a probe into the huge gulf between the state government s claims and actual implementation of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana

Refering to his field visit to the rural areas of Howrah district for a first hand experience of implementation of the housing project Yadav said despite the state government s claims he found not a single house has been constructed for the poor people. In fact some old women came to me and started weeping saying they badly needed a home.

It seems the present government in Bengal is not interested in ushering in development. They don t want to implement central projects. Development work has been down only on paper and not on the ground. This is a matter of deep concern and regret he said.

After my experience I find it hard to believe the state government s claim they have built three lakh houses under the PM Awas Yojana. I will order a probe.

Turning to the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme he said: Across India the share of the women in this project is 56 percent. But in Bengal the figure is lower 46 per cent.

--IANS
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