In order to ensure proper supply of foodgrains and to fulfill the requirement of beneficiaries under food security scheme, the district administration will supply foodgrains to the beneficiaries through Panchayat Swayam Sevaks from April first week. Jharkhand State livelihood Promotion Society (JSlPS) has been assigned the tasks to supply foodgrains to the card holders, said, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Manoj Kumar while addressing media perons during Media Samvad.
“All processes have been completed. Around 35 kg food grains will be supplied to the beneficiaries by the dealers under provision made. A contract with JSlPS has been signed to ensure that the supply is done regularly from the month of April,” added Kumar.
In a major attempt to ease the problem of water crisis in summer, the district administration has got the mandate of installing approximately 500 tubewells. “All Block development officers (BDOs) have been instructed to submit the list of tubewells condition falling in their jurisdiction. ‘Jal Sahiyas’ will be roped in to ensure that the water crisis issues are resolved at each block. Additionally, 2300 Dobhas construction has been complete,” Kumar added.
Similarly, to strengthen the health system at district level, the administration will organize health camps in all panchayats from April. The district administration will soon declare Itki block open defecation free (ODF) taking the flagship programme Swaach Bharat Mission ahead. “On or before May 15, Itki block will be declared ODF. Furthermore, the district administration has selected eight more blocks in the financial year 2017-18 for making it ODF. These blocks include Bero, Kanke, Namkom, Rahe, Bundu, Sonahatu, chanho and Mandar,” Kumar said.
The administration is also planning to strengthen the e-governance setup by establishing e-governance society at district and block level. “From April 1, all important schemes like old age pension, scholarship and others will be linked up through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Aadhar seeding has been made mandatory now for all schemes to ensure transparency,” Kumar added.
On the other hand, to boost up the education being imparted to the students studying at Government schools in the district, the administration will target worst performing Panchayats through ‘school chale chaalein Abhiyaan’.“Awareness campaign will be carried out in panchayats especially targeting those panchayats whose performance is substandard.
Five panachayats will be declared Zero dropout panachayat soon after the verification task is complete. Moreover, before April 15 all the government schools
in district will have bench-desk provision,” added Kumar.