Chief Minister Hemant Soren and other important ministers in his Cabinet attended a meeting on Friday to decide the formula for formation of a committee for the implementation of a 20-point programme in the state.
Ministers Champai Soren, Alamgir Alam, Banna Gupta, Satyanand Bhokta and representatives from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress party attended the meeting.
After the meeting, Bhokta told media persons that soon a 20-point committee and other committees would be constituted in the state. These committees will play an important role in the all-round development of the state, said Bhokta.
Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur said that it is necessary to constitute a 20-point Programme Implementation Committee and other committees in the state to implement the welfare schemes of the government in a corruption-free manner till the ground level.
He said that the formula for formation of 20-point and other committees has been decided. In today's meeting, the list of formulae has been handed over to the Chief Minister, he added. In the past and even today, a consensus has been reached on all aspects. Thakur said that these committees would be constituted soon.
The basic objective of the 20-Point Programme is to eradicate poverty and to improve the quality of life of the poor and the underprivileged population of the country. The programme covers various Socio-economic aspects like poverty, employment, education, housing, health, agriculture and land reforms, irrigation, drinking water, protection and empowerment of weaker sections, consumer protection, environment etc.
According to the rules of the government, the formation of these committees will be materialized by including representatives from ST, SC, OBC communities, women and others in the districts and blocks of the state. JMM General Secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey said that the formation of 20-point committees and other committees will accelerate the pace of development in the state.