In a bid to curb social evils like alcoholism rampant in the rural areas of the state, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday announced a special scheme worth Rs 1 lakh for every alcohol-free village in Jharkhand. Das, while addressing a gathering during the Annual General Meeting of Sankhdhara Mahila Vikas Mandal (SMVM) at Kudu in lohardaga, also announced to set up Women's Cell at district level on the lines of Women's Commission. SMVM is supported by Jharkhand State livelihood Promotion Society under National Rural livelihood Mission (NRlM).
"The way Self Help Groups (SHGs) in this area have launched special drives against alcoholism is really commendable. Any village, which becomes 100 per cent alcohol-free, will get Rs 1 lakh from the State Government," said the Chief Minister. Das at the occasion of International Women's Day also reiterated that free driving licence for women in the State. The State automatically will reach the heights of development if the people will start working along with the Government, he added.
Praising the work done by NRlM with the help of SHGs in the field of Women's Empowerment, Das said that way the programme organised and compared by the local women to mark the occasion of women's day itself demonstrates the achievements made by them. The CM also assured all help to them from the State Government.
"Our motive is to make the schemes announced in the annual Budget of 2015-16 reach out to each and every village of the State in which these SHGs will play an important role to make it happen on the ground," the CM said. Das also stressed on taking help of those SHGs for construction of toilets in the villages taking help of the administration and other agencies. Action will be taken against those officials or agencies that were reluctant to cooperate with them.
The CM, seeking support from the SHGs in for conducting the forthcoming Panchayat elections in the State, also announced that special packages will be given to any Panchayat which elects its representatives unopposed. Referring to the controversy being raised on the issue of domicile, Das cleared that the Government wanted to do politics of development in the State. He said that those who are misguiding the people on the issue of insider and outsider have been identified by the people and will be given befitting reply by people of this State.
"People of Jharkhand now give importance only to the politics of development," he said. The CM added that, "The process for the appointment of 7,000 teachers has been started and appointments will be made soon, but some people are creating hurdles in development of the State by raising the issue of insider and outsider," he added. The teachers training college at Chiri will be started soon, he assured.
local MP and Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat, however, said that the women wings were doing their best for making the villages drugs free. "The women, who are now aware towards their rights, must come forward and help in the development of society and the nation," said Bhagat. local MlA Kamal Kishor Bhagat also discussed the Sanjeevani plan and appreciated the works done by the SHGs.