Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan convened a high-level review meeting with senior officials of both ministries
Directed officials to establish a planned, time-bound and result-oriented mechanism for grievance redressal
Instruction applies to Agriculture, Rural Development, Land Resources and ICAR departments
Directed formation of dedicated teams of at least 10 officers each in Agriculture and Rural Development ministries
Teams to review complaints, public grievances, representations from elected representatives, letters from citizens and portal issues on daily basis
Monthly reviews of grievance redressal mechanisms to be conducted, ordinarily on first Monday of each month
June review will take place on second Monday due to busy Kharif season
Departments given one week to identify complex procedures and policy bottlenecks requiring reform
Emphasis on integrating Artificial Intelligence, digital platforms, data sharing, and data-driven decision-making
Work underway to integrate multiple grievance databases into unified assessment mechanism
Departments instructed to prepare lists of pending litigation and appoint nodal officers for court cases
Every division must identify reasons for work delays and implementation obstacles
Departments ordered to prepare Vision 2047 frameworks aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047 goal
Vision frameworks to include annual, half-yearly, quarterly, weekly and daily action plans
Acceleration of solarization initiatives in government buildings under PM Surya Ghar scheme
Departments to assess completed and pending solarization work for time-bound implementation
Communication directive: use farmer organizations, labour groups, sarpanches, elected representatives, social media, graphics, videos, reels
ICAR has new promotion system giving greater importance to field impact and practical work rather than research papers
Emphasis on partnership with states through roadmap-based partnerships, zonal conferences, scheme-wise coordination
Need for stronger coordination among Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Food Processing and allied sectors
