Technical information centers will be established in 16 blocks of Hazaribagh district during this fiscal year to serve the purpose of giving technical assistance to the peasants of the area. The district planning committee has approved the proposal and its budget on Monday evening in a meeting in district collectorate hall.
The committee has approved the proposals of agriculture department and has sanctioned over Rs 1 crore for construction of 20 godowns and one soil testing laboratory in the district. It was also decided to establish an agricultural information center in the premises of Holy Cross Social Service Center.
The meeting was chaired by Agriculture Minister Yogendra Sao. MlA Saurav Narayan Singh, DC Sunil Kumar, District Board Chairman BK Jaiswal, Municipal Council Chairman Anjali Kumari, DDC Ravindra Prasad Singh, Trainee IAS Harshika Singh, MP Representatives Prof. BP Rukhaiyar, Krishna Das Pandey and representative of Bagodar MlA Md. Tayab were present in this meeting along with other members.
The members were angry with DSE when it came to their notice that in some schools of Keredari, Vishnugarh and Chauparan blocks the students are not getting midday meal since last 3 months. The members also raised the issue of more students and fewer teachers in the rural areas and more teachers less students in town.
DC directed the officials to prepare a list of teachers and to place them in schools as per student’s ratio. MlA Saurav Narayan Singh wanted to know the number of PHCs and Health Sub-Center in the district but the Civil Surgeon failed to give him the figure. DC directed him to come with figure in the next meeting. Saurav also inquired about the number of licenses issued to the crusher owners by mines department. It was informed that 100 licenses have been issued while 400 applications were rejected.