We are trying to find the loopholes and prepare a fresh list," Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said. Sangma, who was talking to media after reviewing the Centre''s 20-point programme in the state last evening, said the Community and Rural Development department would compile a fresh BPL list by next year.
Identification cards would be issued to BPL people simultaneously, he said. Sangma said Meghalaya ranked 12th in the country in terms of implementation of the Centre''s 20-point programme - which is the best among the Northeastern states.
"More effort is required to climb the ladder. The government cannot be complacent," he said, adding the government was making effort to generate multifold opportunity for the poor.
The 20-point programme, launched in 1985, aims at eradicating poverty, reducing income disparity, socio-economic inequalities and also to provide basic amenities, including housing for the poor and other weaker sections.