Buxar: State rural development minister Shravan Kumar on Wednesday directed officials to complete pending rural housing projects within a week and dispose of all social audit cases within a month. He also asked them to ensure that eligible beneficiaries received benefits under rural development schemes without delay.Kumar issued the directions while reviewing various schemes of the rural development department at the district guest house in Buxar. The meeting reviewed rural housing schemes, MGNREGA, VB-G RAM-G, Lohiya Swachh Bihar Abhiyan, Jeevika and social audit-related matters.Reviewing housing schemes, Kumar asked officials to arrange land for landless beneficiaries on priority and ensure payment of wages due under MGNREGA. He also directed that pending houses under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana be completed without further delay.The minister ordered a special inquiry into cases in which people found eligible during a survey were left out of the beneficiaries’ list. He asked officials to take action as per rules so that no eligible person was deprived of govt housing benefits.Reviewing the VB-G RAM-G scheme, Kumar asked officials to prioritise construction of Anganwadi centres and rural haats, along with plantation work. He also stressed timely payment to forest caretakers engaged in plantation activities.Under the Lohiya Swachh Bihar Abhiyan, the minister directed officials to make non-functional community toilets operational at the earliest.While reviewing Jeevika, Kumar stressed better marketing of products made by Jeevika women and asked officials to identify suitable markets to help increase their income. He also stressed transparency, accountability and timely implementation of rural development schemes.The meeting was attended by the Rajpur and Dumraon MLAs, deputy development commissioner, district public relations officer, DRDA director, block development officers, programme officers and other officials.