New Delhi, March 3 Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his deputy Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani met Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan at the Parliament House on Tuesday, and briefed him on various public welfare schemes of the ministry.
According to a post on the Vice-President's office's X account, he was briefed on various initiatives of the ministry aimed at rural transformation and public welfare.
These included housing for all, rural employment, skill development and capacity building, improving rural livelihoods, community infrastructure, road and connectivity, social assistance, watershed management, and digital land record modernization.
Radhakrishnan was also briefed on key government schemes such as the VB-GRAM G scheme for rural employment, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission for alleviating rural poverty, and the rural housing program Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).
The Vice-President's office added that Radhakrishnan appreciated the ministry for the initiatives being undertaken in the rural development sector.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi's words, "India lives in its villages," he emphasized that strengthened rural development, supported by enhanced employment and skill opportunities, will enable the nation to realize the vision of a Viksit Bharat (Developed India).