Chief Minister Raman Singh held a five-hour marathon meeting through video-conferencing with the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police from his residence here on Saturday.
The meeting was called to review the status of developmental projects and law and order situation in various districts of the State.
While reviewing law and order situation in the State, the Chief Minister directed all District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to work in constant co-ordination in their respective districts and maintain special vigil in the bordering areas of the State.
The Chief Minister emphasised on paying special attention to the security of public representatives.
In view of the forthcoming Assembly elections, all political parties would be holding their respective programmes. All political parties must be provided sufficient security cover for their leaders to hold their rally and public meetings, he said.
When the Collectors and SPs receive information on the proposed holding of programmes by the political parties, they must immediately hold a meeting with the office-bearers of political parties regarding the security arrangements required for the programmes, Singh said.
There must be a constant review made on security arrangements and also arrangement on security for MPs, MlAs, heads of Zila Panchayat and other public representatives in the sensitive areas of the State, he said.
In all the sensitive areas, the State police must maintain co-ordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Minister said that all the pending cases relating to offering of relief amount and appointment on compassionate grounds to the families of those who were martyred in the Naxal violence be completed within June 10.
He said that apart from expediting development work for the benefit of the general public, it is also imperative to come out with solutions for their safety which is on top of the agenda of the State Government.
Singh also directed opening of some fair price shops at a single place in a cluster of villages in the tribal-dominated regions at the earliest.
The Chief Minister directed that in view of the forthcoming monsoon season, the distribution of fertilisers and seeds to farmers must be ensured in all districts.
Singh said that at any cost there should not be shortage of fertilisers and seeds and their storage be ensured well in advance.
On the issue of paddy purchase from the co-operative committees, the Chief Minister directed that 1.32 lakh metric tonnes of paddy remaining in the procurement centres after purchase from farmers for the Kharif Marketing Year 2012-13 be sent to the storage houses within the next one week.
This apart, the exercise on advance lifting of paddy from the storage houses be taken up at on war footing apart from District Collectors bringing about momentum in the milling process in their respective districts with full utilisation of the milling capacity, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the distribution of bonus amounting to a total of Rs 1,926.16 crore had been taken up at the rate of Rs 270 per quintal for an estimated 71.34 lakh metric tonnes purchased from farmers by the State Government for 2012-13.
"All District Collectors must ensure speedy distribution of bonus to farmers in the co-operative committees of their respective districts. They must invite the In-charge Ministers including MPs, MlAs and all the public representatives in the programmes for distribution of bonus to the farmers," Singh said.
He said that monsoons are round the corner and considering the possibility of their early arrival, all necessary arrangements be made by District Collectors and Chief Medical and Health Officer as per the action plan of the Health Department be made for prevention of season diseases.
It was informed in the meeting that sufficient storage of life-saving medicines in the district hospitals, community, primary , sub-health centres and anganwadi centres had been made for prevention of diahorrea and malaria.
This apart, Singh said that the necessary solutions be evolved for elctrification of habitats dominated by the Baiga, Pahari Korva, Birhore, Abujhmaria and Kamar tribes.
The Chief Minister told the Collectors to ensure speedy disposal of applications relating to old-age pension, dependent pension, pension for the disabled and issue of new ration cards.
Singh also directed storage of advance ration at least four months in advance in the inaccessible areas of the State ahead of the monsoons.
The Chief Minister directed the Collectors that preparations be made for development of nurseries on 20 acres of land near lakes formed on 20 acres of land under MNREGS scheme in various districts of the State.
He directed to prepare saplings of different species of plants and make them available to the nurseries of the forest and horticulture departments. The plantations could be carried out under the MNREGS scheme.
This apart, Singh directed in the meeting to make the working of the Information centres more effective.
The Chief Minister said in the meeting that all preparations be made relating to disaster management considering the possibility of heavy rain during the monsoon season.
Singh said that besides the deployment of police force and the home guards personnel for disaster management, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers among students may also be trained for disaster management.
The Chief Minister also reviewed the status on applications received during the Vikas Yatra and Gram Suraj Abhiyan. All senior officials including Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar were present at the meeting.