Panchayat and Social Welfare Minister M K Muneer said that the local bodies should take keen interest in the expenditure of plan projects.

He was speaking at the meeting on Thursday to evaluate the plan projects of the local bodies in Kottayam, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram districts for the year 2012-13. Though there were some problems in implementing the projects when the computerisation process was going on as part of the 12th Five Year Plan, it has now become more faster. He reminded that this year the expenditure of the panchayats will be far better than the previous year.

The minister also said that the local bodies should take the initiative for completion of projects on time. Evaluation of the project implementation should be conducted daily or on a weekly basis.

The meeting was presided over by District Panchayat president Remani P Nair. Panchayats Director S Lalithambika, Deputy director Syed, State Performance officer Divakaran Pillai and Pathanamthitta District Panchayat president Sajeev Chacko participated.