Bringing a big relief to the homeless in Jharkhand, the Government is heading towards providing over two lakh shelters by the end of this year.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das made an announcement about the step coming under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the centrally sponsored housing for all scheme.
Addressing a gathering on Panchayat Sevak Strengthening Programme on Thursday, the Chief Minister said that 2.22 lakh houses are being made under the scheme. “The Government is coming up with houses for 2.22 lakh families to be given under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana. The houses would be completed in six months’ time. Grih Pravesh will be celebrated on the occasion of the State foundation day,” he said at Namkum near Ranchi.
The CM also linked the scheme with job creation and said that youths were being trained as masons, plumbers and electricians so that they can get work in building the shelters coming up in several towns of the State. The youths are being given 15 days’ training to make them employable.
Talking about other social sector schemes, the CM said that surveys of widows and children were being done.
“The Government will work as guardian of 18,000 orphan children. Children below 15 years of age will be taught in residential schools. Two schools are being made for children above 15 years of age in Ranchi and Gumla. After skilling, they will be connected with jobs,” said the CM. Homeless widows will be provided home under Bhim Rao Ambedkar housing scheme.
Addressing the panchayat sevaks, he told them to play an active role in issuing the villagers income, caste and residential certificates. They are being provided forms for this and the process will start from May 15.
The CM used the occasion to generate awareness about energy saving and said that the Department would provide energy efficient fans, lED bulbs and tube lights. “You should be using the items so that power can be saved,” said the CM.
Das added that a blanket factory was going to come up before Deepawali and stressed on the need to train sakhi mandal women in order to make them employable. Panchayat swayamsevaks will be trained and for this, state level self governance council will be formed besides youths of 263 blocks will be trained and made master trainer.
Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda said that the villages of Jharkhand will prosper through panchayat secretariats. Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Development Commissioner Amit Khare, Rural Development Principal Secretary NN Sinha, Personnel Department Principal Secretary Nidhi Khare, Secretary to the CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Panchayati Raj Secretary Vandana Dadel, Energy Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni and Revenue Secretary KK Soan were present on this
occasion.