West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee introduces people-centric initiative ‘Amader Para Amader Samadhan’ (APAS) recorded 1.6 lakh footfall across 632 camps on the day of its launch on Saturday.
Last month to solve the neighborhood problem from 80,000 local-level booths, WB CM launched this scheme. With a fund allotment of Rs 8,000 crore, or Rs 10 lakh per booth, the two-month-long programme will aim at finding local quick-fix solutions to problems such as broken water pumps, blocked drains and out-of-order electric posts.
In Kolkata, APAS booths were set up in wards 10, 13, 48 and 70 on Saturday. Mayor Firhad Hakim was present at Bhowanipore’s ward 70, which is part of the CM’s constituency, to lend an ear to people’s grievances.
The scheme, announced by CM Mamata Banerjee last month, is aimed at solving neighbourhood problems from 80,000 local-level booths. With a fund allotment of Rs 8,000 crore, or Rs 10 lakh per booth, the two-month-long programme will aim at finding local quick-fix solutions to problems such as broken water pumps, blocked drains and out-of-order electric posts.
CM Banerjee posted on X that APAS was a “unique flagship initiative aimed at institutionalising participatory governance and re-imagining grassroots service delivery through people-engagement and empowerment”. At APAS camps, local people will deliberate, identify and prioritise local-level infrastructure needs, she wrote.
The camp at Salt Lake CJ block was attended by Bidhhanagar mayor Krishna Chakraborty. In New Town, the fairground was used as a camp where residents highlighted issues like damaged pavements, lack of street lights and drainage issues, said Anupam Maity, member, Jyangra Hatiara II gram panchayat.
