The process of distribution of scholarships in social welfare department would be made totally transparent and responsibilities would be fixed in the department for it. The Transport, Social Welfare and Backward Area Development Minister Yashpal Arya said this while undertaking a meeting of social welfare department at Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday.
In the meeting the minister directed the officers to ensure that the scholarships to the students are disbursed on time. He said that the pending scholarships should be paid in this month itself after necessary verification of the applications. Arya said that in the online portal, the students can apply for scholarships. He directed the officials to submit the proposals for infrastructural development for the special component plan and said that the Director social welfare should check the proposal with the Union social welfare department.
For special component plan in the areas with higher population of schedule castes the suggestions of local MlA or public representatives should be taken before drafting the proposals. The minister clearly told that the responsibility of incomplete proposals would be of district Social Welfare Officer. He said that the proposals of Babu Jagjivan Ram hostel and girl’s hostel should be sent to the Union government. Arya informed that the department would set up multipurpose camps for publicity of the different schemes of the social welfare department.
In these camps the differently abled would be given equipment and aids. The minster added that guest teachers should be appointed in the schools of Ashram system.
The meeting was attended by the additional Chief Secretary Ranvir Singh, Additional Secretary V Shanmugam, Director Social welfare Yogendra Yadav, Director Tribal development B R Tamta, deputy director G R Nautiyal and others.