Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathi has instructed the deputy commissioners of all the districts to complete the target of Saubhagya, Ujala and Ujjwala scheme on time by taking it as a challenge. He was reviewing the Gram Swaraj campaign, Aspirational district programme and other flagship schemes including development schemes implemented in the districts with respective Deputy Commissioners in Project Building here on Saturday.
He instructed them to give special emphasis on tribal upliftment programme. Directing to accelerate the formation of caste certificates of women for the Ujjwala scheme, he said that Jharkhand Model is being discussed in the entire country. Bihar is working on this model. He instructed the DCs to send the names of the eligible people from the district for the honour of Padma awards.
Development Commi-ssioner DK Tiwari highlighted the slow progress of Saubhagya Scheme in Jharkhand and stressed the need to accelerate it. The CS instructed to take the progress report of Saubhagya scheme from the Block Development Officer every evening. District Commissioners told that due to lack of manpower, lack of material, problem of transportation and people of executive agency do not stay late at workplace, the work is slow. Energy Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni directed to solve this entire problem on urgent basis.
Regarding not achieving the target in the Ujala scheme, the secretary told that there was problem in supply of bulb, which will be removed this week. Regarding Ujjwala Scheme, Secretary, Food Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Amitabh Kaushal told the Deputy Commissioners that after completing the KYC as soon as possible give benefits to the beneficiaries. Ramgarh, lohardaga and Khunti were found to be above 90 per cent in this scheme. The Secretary directed the identification of ineligible ration card holders and their cards to be cancelled.
The CS said that ration cards should be given to the eligible. At the same time he asked the physical verification of beneficiaries who have not received ration for a long time. Instructions were also given for the verification of Duplicate Aadhaar card holders. Clear instructed were given that for pension instead of Aadhar card, alternative identity should be also used.
Regarding Mission Indradhanush, the CS directed that the places where this scheme has reached go back and cover those who missed. Explaining the importance of this mission said that make every effort to reach to the places where it has not reached. The development commissioner informed the deputy commissioners about the health awareness center which will open in every district from August 15, and said that focusing on anemia, diarrhea, give special attention to nutrition.
While reviewing the aspiring districts, Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Aradhna Patnaik stressed on monitoring the plans of sanitation and said that 11 districts have been declared ODF. She briefed about the hygiene standards and explained the methods of achieving it. Principal Secretary, School Education and literacy AP Singh said that books have been distributed among the school students of aspiring districts till July 15. Some schools have problem of drinking water and electricity. He asked the Deputy Commissioner to observe and find the reason of problem and its solution.
At the same time, he asked to take decision on about 1100 schools where there are only between 1 and 20 students. He told that 15 high schools and 16 inter schools are such that there less than 20 students.The government is spending about Rs. 60 crores annually on these. He asked the Deputy Commissioners to work in a planned manner to educate uneducated girls above the age of 15 years.