DC reviews welfare schemes
Ranchi DC Manoj Kumar reviewed the schemes conducted in the district by Welfare Department on Thursday. The schemes which were reviewed included scholarships, bicycle distribution, forest lease rights, Food Security Act and others. On complaints from the present officials that the students are not interested in opening bank accounts which is hindering the scholarship schemes, Ranchi DC instructed that the students should be provided applications for the same at the bank related to their schools.
Post offices to take solar lanterns to villages
On the occasion of World Post Day and National Post Week on Friday, post offices will kick off the initiative to provide solar lanterns and other equipments to rural areas. Various activities like Philately Day, bank Savings Day, Postal life Insurance Day and others will be organised all around the week. Ranchi Post Master General will also interact with media personnel on Friday regarding the same.
New JPSC PT batch at Chanakya IAS
The new batch aspirants of Jharkhand Public Service Commission preliminary tests will begin classes at Chanakya IAS Academy from next Monday. Being the home town of institute’s success guru AK Mishra, the fees for the new batch has been decided at twenty thousand rupees only. Institute’s VP Vinay Mishra assured that JPSC aspirants will receive similar attention to UPSC ones.
Workshop on PMAY
A state-level workshop on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was organised for officials and elected municipal representatives of 14 urban bodies on Thursday. The priority will be provide shelter to the urban poor who is living in makeshift shelters and slums. The functionaries present here should try to understand the initiative to the fullest so that they can execute it efficiently, said Urban Development Minister CP Singh.