In a bid to bring 100 per cent transparency and maximize people’s participation in small Government schemes, State Cabinet today approved the proposal of setting up Adivasi Vikas Samiti and Gram Vikas Samiti in each of the villages in Jharkhand.
During the Cabinet Meeting held in Ranchi on Tuesday, a total of 18 proposals were approved including the approval for acquisition of 2.5 acres of land by Ministry of Railways for construction of Koderma-Tilaya Rail line for Rs 93, 31,563.
“Village having more than 50 per cent of tribal population will have Adivasi Vikas Samiti and those with less than 50 per cent population will have Gram Vikas Samiti in it,” said Rural Development Secretary Vinay Kumar Chaubey.
Each of the Samiti will have at least 2 members each from Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste communities, he added.
“Small Government schemes like check dam, water reservoirs, ponds, dova etc having an expenditure up to 5 lakh and to be completed within a time frame of one year, will be executed by the Samiti,” said Chaubey.
The Samiti will be formed for a period of two years and will work under administrative and financial control of concerned Block Development Officer, he added.
“A village having less than100 households will have a nine member committee while those having more than 100 households will have 11 permanent members in it,” said the Rural Development Secretary.
There will be a minimum of 2 women in 9 member Samiti and at least 3 women in the 11 members Samiti, he added.
Chaubey said that Adivasi Vikas Samiti can have Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary only from ST community while Gram Vikas Samiti could have members from other communities.
Mukhiya will be the Special invitee members in it, he added.
Chaubey further added that members of Samiti will be elected through a General Meeting of all adult persons in the village, headed by a Chairman elected on the spot for the purpose, with consensus.
The General Meeting will be organised by Panchayat Volunteer for which he will be given incentive of Rs 1000.
In another decision, the Cabinet also Okayed the proposal of appointing Ajit Kumar Sinha as Senior Permanent Advisor to represent State Government in Supreme Court.
The Cabinet also approved the proposal of acquisition of 12 acres of GM (Khas) land to Maviday Vikyalaya Samiti under the ministry of Human Resource Development free of cost for construction of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya – II at Chilgori under Amrapara Circle in Pakur.