DISHA meeting in progress at the Collectorate in Madurai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK The District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting for the financial year 2026–2027 was convened here on Wednesday.The meeting was jointly headed by Minister for Energy Resources and Law C.T.R.

Nirmal Kumar, Minister for Higher Education P. Viswanathan and Chairman of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee / Madurai MP Su.

Venkatesan.The primary mandate of DISHA is to monitor the robust implementation of Central schemes and their objectives at the district level, offering timely consultations and resolving hurdles encountered during project execution.A detailed abddepartment-wise review was carried out covering target deliverables, completed projects, ongoing initiatives, and pending infrastructure works across various sectors - Municipal Administration and Water Supply: storm-water drains, paver blocks, road works, and sewage treatment plants; Rural Development and Panchayat Raj: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, MGNREGS, the Cauvery Combined Drinking Water Scheme, overhead water tanks, high-mast lights, ration shops, community halls, and educational infrastructure including additional classrooms and kitchen blocks; Agriculture and Horticulture: National Agriculture Development Programme, National Food Security and Nutrition Mission, Pulses Self-Sufficiency Mission, Cotton Productivity Mission, Micro-Irrigation Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana; Social Welfare: mural paintings, street vendor shelters, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao rallies, sports competitions for girls, and girl child ambassadors; Public Works Department, Animal Husbandry (50% subsidy on electricity-operated chaff cutters and Foot & Mouth Disease vaccination), PMEGP, Samagra Shiksha, Highways Department, NHAI-PIU, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), and TANGEDCO’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).Following the comprehensive audit, the Ministers and the Monitoring Committee Chairman instructed officials to complete all pending and ongoing projects expeditiously while maintaining rigorous quality standards so they can be brought into public service without delay.They also emphasised that any bottlenecks such as implementation difficulties, pending approvals, or fund shortages should be communicated directly to Members of Parliament. The channel would ensure matters were escalated to the Union Ministers concerned to fast-track regional development.Officials were urged to extend their fullest cooperation in steering Madurai forward on a path of sustainable growth.The meeting was attended by dignitaries, including MP Thanga Tamilselvan, Collector Nishanth Krishna,; MLAs A.

Kallanai (Madurai North), S.R. Thangapandian (Madurai West), M.V.

Karuppiah (Usilampatti), Madhar Badhurudeen (Madurai Central), M.M. Gopisan (Madurai South), and M.

Vijay; Mayor (in-charge) T. Nagarajan; City Police Commissioner S.

Rajendran; Corporation Commissioner Gaurav Kumar; and Superintendent of Police N. Devanathan, among others.

Published - November 04, 2026 08:54 pm IST