Chief Minister Raghubar Das today gave credit of all the accomplishments of the Government in the last four years to ‘Team Jharkhand’ that he said comprises the State Cabinet Ministers, Government officials and employees alongwith others, who directly or indirectly helped the Government to tread the path of development.
The Chief Minister addressing a press conference her on Friday on the completion of four years of Government in the State said that stability is a must for development as in a coalition politics ‘Sushasan’ (good governance) takes a back seat and it was his government, which in its four years of rule has managed to convert ‘Kushasan’ (poor-governance) into ‘Sushasan’ and bring out a positive image of Jharkhand which was earlier known for its scams and Maoists menace.
Das announced to launch Chief Minister Sukanya Scheme from January 2019. Under this scheme incentive of Rs. 5000 will be given on the birth of a daughter to her mother through DBT. Similarly on enrollment in standard 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, an incentive amount of Rs. 5000 will be given. Incentive will be given again of worth Rs 10,000 if the girl remains unmarried till the age of 18. In addition to that girl will get assistance of Rs. 30,000 for marriage of a daughter under Chief Minister Kanyadan Scheme. Incentive from government will be sent directly to beneficiaries account. It will help to remove child marriages and encourage the studies among the girls.
The CM said that not a single allegation of scam or corruption has been leveled against his government. He said that it was due to the strong government even the security personnel are willing to work in difficult terrains and it is due to their efforts that naxalism is counting its last breaths in the State and pointed that peace was must to make sure that development goes on in an uninterrupted pace.
Das said that through the Sakhi Mandals the women of the state especially those in the rural areas are being made entrepreneurs and under the Ujjwala Yojana they have been provided 47 lakh gas connections while another 13 lakh women would be getting the connections by March. Similarly Jharkhand is the only state in which property in the name of the women is being registered at just Re 1 which is also a major step towards economic empowerment.
The CM said that in these four years the focus of his government has been on agriculture and rural development as the government is of the view that the State can only progress if the villages are developed.
Pointing other key achievements he said that the length of rural roads and NHAI has been doubled in the while funds from District Mining Fund are being used to provide clean drinking water in the villages.
Adding further he said that so far 32 per cent villages have been provided access to pure drinking water through pipelines and a special provision would be made in the budget so that all the villages of the state get pure drinking water through pipelines by the year 2022 while homes to homeless poor in urban and rural areas will be provided by the year 2020. Adding to that he said in January itself work would commence to build 27000 homes in Ranchi.
Das said that another key area of focus in these years has remained the skill development of the youth and no one can find many job opportunities in the State. He said that on January 10, appointment letters will be distributed among 1 lakh youth.
He said that the government was working on the mantra of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas and working to protect the rights of the poor, tribals, backwards and has ushered in schemes to bring changes in their lives and pointed that through his various ‘Jan-chaupals’ he has come to notice that tribals of the state have now become aware about development.
The CM also sought forgiveness from the masses and said that in these four years if any mistake has been committed by him then he seeks forgiveness as after realizing the flaws the government has went on to correct the same in the interest of the people of Jharkhand.
He also launched the calendar, dairy and telephone directory for the year 2019 and extended his greetings to the people for the upcoming New Year. Those present on the occasion included Cabinet ministers Amar Kumar Bauri, C P Singh, Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Randhir Singh, Louis Marandi and Raj Paliwar. Also present were Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathi Development Commissioner Dr D K Tiwari, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sunil Kumar Barnwal and other senior police and administrative officials.