Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday conducted direct dialogue with deputy commissioners and deputy development commissioners of all 24 districts and gave them three-month deadline for completing different development works. The CM also asked the officers to establish a connect with the people in their area to understand and solve their problems in a better way.
The works given by the CM include formation of Kamal Clubs by July 30, solving mutation issues by organising camps, solving Tana Bhagats’ land related issues, providing jobs to kin of those killed in naxal violence, toilet construction, construction of rural roads through DMFT, Golden cards for 57 lakh families, registration of one lakh pregnant women, payments under Sukanya Yojna, holding camps for labourers’ welfare, appointment of teachers, followup of Saubhagya Yojna, pension for widows among others.
The CM, while talking to the officers said that Rs 5,000 crore will be directly transferred to the accounts of 35 lakh farmers of the State. He asked them to complete the process of registration of farmers by August 25 and ensure that maximum pesants get benefitted by PMKSN scheme. He also asked the officers to be dedicated to the development of villages.
“Those who are misguiding the farmers under a conspiracy are anti-farmer and anti-national. Identify them and send them to jails,” said the CM, when it came out during the meeting that in some districts rumours were rife that government will snatch land of farmers if they take benefit of CMKAY and PMKSN schemes.
The CM said that the government wants to help the farmers, while anti-national forces are misguiding them. He asked the officers to make farmers aware and make them believe that no one can snatch their land during the present regime.
Das said that in order to illuminate the roads of the village approved by the Gram Sabha, street lighting scheme, paver block road and solar water pump should be completed in the villages by September 30. “Apply the schemes passed by the Gram Sabhana and those who do not do it take strict action on them. Also in the ACR of Block Development Officer will be written against him. Send the remaining panchayat's revival timely for street lights,” he said.
The CM also asked officials to ensure proper implementation of PMAY, AAY, UJJWALA and other schemes and use the Rs 50 lakh funds of MLAs for water supply schemes. He also asked for speedy formation of Sakhi mandals for women empowerment and encourage the women for economic self dependence. The CM, during the meeting also asked DCs to visit rural areas once in a week to take stock of the water conservation campaign.
The CM reviewed the works of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, Labour, Transport, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Rural Works, Agriculture, Energy and other departments during the meeting.