After launching a spree of innovative schemes covering different sections over the past more than three years, the State Government has decided to take stock of the progress of the schemes and make changes to improve them further.
The Government has embarked upon the preparation of ‘Telangana 2024 - The first decade’, a comprehensive paper documenting the status of different sectors at the time of formation of the State and where they stand at present enabling the Government to give a proper destination and direction in the years to come.
Accordingly, it was decided to take a critical review of the various programmes launched for different sections to identify their strengths and weaknesses and propose further changes required.
“The first step in preparing Telangana-2024 document is to take stock of where the State stands today compared to 2014 when the journey began,” the Government said in the introduction to the document.
It was decided to look back at 2014 and identify the position of the State on various objective and verifiable developmental indicators. Based on the progress that was made in the first three years, a mid-term review would be undertaken so as to appraise the programmes in a thorough manner.
Baseline facts
“Based on the strengths and weaknesses identified and resource projections which are made, a view has to be developed about each sector as to where it would reach by 2024,” the document said adding that the first part of the document covering baseline facts and figures as also the mid-term review could be termed as ‘inception report’. It was decided to group all the departments under 10 major sectors for the purpose of bringing in synergy.
These sectors are: Agriculture and allied sectors, economy, governance, Industry and IT, Infrastructure, regional development, Social sector (health), social sector (education), social sector (skills) and social sector (welfare). The Government will set up a core group of officers which will provide guidance and monitor the whole process for uniform quality and adherence to timelines.
The Centre for Good Governance is acting as the nodal agency for the preparation of the document and Planning and other departments would be roped in subsequently.
“This is an exercise to ascertain the reach of the Government programmes and ensure that the last mile is touched in the implementation,” a senior official said.
