Shimla: The criteria for selection in the BPL list will change in Himachal. The income limit for eligible families may increase. For this, the government has instructed the officials to set the criteria from January 5. These will be approved in the cabinet meeting. The process of amendment in the list of BPL families will start from April. To verify the lists, the CM has instructed to form a two-member committee of SDM and BDO.
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, in a review meeting of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department in Shimla on Monday, instructed the officials to ensure that only eligible families are included in the BPL list. The new guidelines will be shared with the general public in the Gram Sabha to be held in January. He said that the state government is considering amendment in the annual income for selection of BPL families. It is worth mentioning that at present the monthly income limit for BPL is 2500 and annual 30,000, which is not practical.
Sukhu instructed to form a two-member committee of SDM and BDO to verify the lists recommended by the Gram Sabha. Any objection related to the final list can be submitted to the concerned Deputy Commissioner and Divisional Commissioner. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh was also present in the meeting.