Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday directed that special teams should be constituted for physically reaching out to every eligible family at their doorsteps for personal counselling a day prior to Antyodaya Gram Utthan Melas being organised across the State.

“Proper training of these counselling teams should be ensured. It should be clear that the message for these meals should be circulated first among the young members of the family, secondly to the members who are below 60 years and lastly to those who are above 60 so that it can be ensured that young members of every family should participate in these Melas” directed the Chief Minister while presiding over a review meeting with the Administrative Secretaries and Deputy Commissioners through video conferencing here regarding Antyodaya Gram Utthan Melas.

He also directed the officers concerned should work on mission mode to make these Melas a huge success. He said in a bid to reach out to those at the bottom of the pyramid, these Antyodaya Gram Utthan Melas are being organised to connect people with self-employment as well as to benefit them from the welfare policies of the Government.

The Chief Minister also sought suggestions, observations and feedback from them regarding the Melas organised at 24 different locations across the State on November 29-30 for selecting the eligible families for business and self-employment on a large scale. 

“As per the feedback received from the Deputy Commissioners and other officers concerned, positive results have been yielded in these Melas. We have to workon mission mode to increase the annual income of each eligible family upto Rs.1.80 lakh,” he said.

The Chief Minister further directed to ensure only eligible families get the benefits of all public welfare schemes andemployment opportunities and income verification of every family should be done very minutely.