Chief Minister Raghubar Das today announced that the dues of Rs 61.63 lakh of Tana Bhagats will be waived and only Rs 1 will be charged from them as token revenue on land.
The CM, while talking to Tana Bhagat representatives from eight districts of State here on Tuesday also said that five Tana Bhagats have been nominated for Tana Bhagat Vikash Pradhikar.
The Tana Bhagats Mukti Diwas program at Bero conducted on August 30 every year has been announced as State festival. The homeless Tana Bhagats will be given pucca houses and their mud houses will also be made pucca.
A guest house for them will be made in Ranchi. Tana Bhagat district president will make the list of the houses, the CM said.
Praising the Tana Bhagats, Das said that they have sacrificed for the nation and their descendants are still following Mahatma Gandhi. The Tana Bahgat Authority will take care of them. They will be given monthly pension also and it will be determined by Tana Bhagat Authority.
The CM further added that the Tana Bhagat women will be given four cows each on 90 per cent subsidy. “The government will purchase the produced milk. Tenth passed students will be admitted in Raksha Shakti School and appointed as policemen after one year. A separate skill development center will be opened for Tana Bhagats.
Women will be trained in bee keeping, blanket and towel making and made self sufficient.
Agricultural equipments will be provided on subsidy and a separate hostel in Ranchi will be made for them. Nine to 10 children will be given coaching,” he added.
Das asked the district presidents to prepare a list and bring it to the authority. Children aspiring for higher education will be given assistance from Chief Minister Fellowship Fund.
The Tana Bhagats were represented by Ganga Tana Bhagat, Ramdhan Tana Bhagat, Ramchandra Tana Bhagat, Sarita Tana Bhagat and Bahadur Tana Bhagat.
The representatives of Ranchi, Gumla, lohardaga, latehar, Palamu, Simdega, Chatra and Khunti also arrived in the meeting. The next meeting of the Tana Bhagats will be conducted in December.