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Priyanka Gandhi Reviews Wayanad Schemes, Addresses Implementation Challenges
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News18•26-09-2026, 20:45
Priyanka Gandhi Reviews Wayanad Schemes, Addresses Implementation Challenges
- •Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reviewed the implementation of Centrally sponsored schemes and utilization of MP funds in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
- •She highlighted issues with portals like Anganwadi Poshan Tracker and NMMS app, stating they complicate procedures and vowed to raise the concern with the government.
- •Vadra suggested incorporating traditional tribal food practices into nutrition programs and welcomed the Rs 5 crore allocation for Malappuram Taluk Hospital.
- •She directed the Collector to expedite Jal Jeevan Mission works to prevent delays in PMGSY road construction and speed up fourth-phase PMGSY works.
- •Vadra noted progress in MP fund utilization and discussed ongoing rehabilitation for landslide survivors, including the construction of 100 houses.
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Priyanka Gandhi stated that apps and portals like the Anganwadi Poshan Tracker and the NMMS app under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission scheme make procedures unnecessarily complicated rather than simplifying them, an issue she plans to bring to the government's attention.
Priyanka Gandhi noted that the Union Communications Minister informed her in a letter that approval has been granted to install BSNL towers at Puttala in Amarambalam, Kozhippara, Pathoor, Punchakkolly, and Vendakkanpoil.
Officials reported significant progress in utilizing MP funds, noting that works worth Rs 4.33 crore out of the total Rs 5 crore allocated have been successfully completed.