Hetauda, Apr. 1: Member of the National Planning Commission (npc) Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma inaugurated a regional training cum seminar concerning periodic district plan formulations here yesterday.

Chairmen and vice-chairmen, local development officers, planning officers and mayors and deputy mayors of all the nine district development committees and four municipalities of Janakpur and Narayani zones under the Central Development Region participated in the day-long seminar, it is learnt from Makwanpur ddc secretariat.

Addressing the function, npc member Dr. Sharma said that it had become necessary for the people’s representatives to be active in utilising the means and resources provided by hmg and mobilising the poor people of the rural area to move towards self-reliance and the ddc should also simplify the administrative process to provide budget to the vdcs.

Speaking from the chair, Makwanpur ddc chairman Rameshwar Rana said that the development projects and budget specified by the National Planning Commission for the people of villages below the poverty line should not be curtailed and if the ddc could be further strengthened, sustainable development of the targeted community would take place.

Chief District Officer (cdo) of Makwanpur Durga Prasad Pokharel and a host of other speakers expressed their views on the occasion.

Progress of B. P. with the Poor, Ganesh Man Peace Campaign, Self-Employment,   and Women Awareness and Income Generation Programmes were reviewed on the occasion.