The Jharkhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for nullifying the policy under which locals in 13 scheduled districts were given priority in Class III and IV Government jobs. In the light of the order of the Jharkhand High Court, the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha has withdrawn the 2016 resolution issued by the government and the revised resolution issued in 2018. A resolution in this regard has been issued on Wednesday by department Secretary Vandana Dadel.
The department has said that the resolution of the personnel regarding giving priority to the locals of the concerned district in the appointments to the Group B non-gazetted, Group C and Group D posts at the district level is withdrawn with immediate effect.
In the new resolution of the department, it has also been said that all advertisements related to competitive examinations for appointment to the posts of Group B gazetted, Group C and Group D which were issued in the light of the earlier resolution of the Personnel Department and appointment letters in them have not been issued, they have been cancelled too.
It may be recalled that in 2016, the then Raghubar Das government made a recruitment policy under which locals in 13 scheduled districts were given preference in government jobs in Class III and IV. The 13 scheduled districts included Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, Jamtara, Latehar, Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Lohardaga, Simdega, East UP Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Seraikela Kharsawan.
In other decisions, the Cabinet gave its nod for petrol subsidy BPL families owning two wheeler vehicles. The government has launched CMSUPPORTS app for registration of poor people covered by National Food Security Scheme or Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme for their two-wheelers under “Petrol Subsidy Scheme”.
From 26 January 2022, through the scheme, the beneficiaries covered by the ration card will be transferred a subsidy of Rs 25 per liter i.e. Rs 250 per month to their bank account for a maximum of 10 liters of petrol per month for their two-wheeler. The Chief Minister will launch the scheme from Dumka on 26 January 2022.
In other decision under the welfare department, the State government will give mobile-tabs to 21,000 students of 136 residential schools for their studies. The government will incur Rs 26 crore in this scheme. The Cabinet also gave its nod for approval of rules of para teachers of the state, under which, Jharkhand Assistant Teacher Service Condition Rules 2021 has been formed. With the new rules 62, 876 para teachers will be benefited. As per the new rules para teachers will now retire at 60 years, their honorarium will increase on the basis of assessment test. Compassionate jobs will be available on the basis of merit.
The Cabinet also gave its nod for appointment of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited as consultancy to Jharkhand State Beverages Corporation Limited. The Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited will provide marketing skills to state Beverages Corporation for sale of liquor in the State. In today’s Cabinet meeting, 51 proposals of different departments were given nod to. This included finance, land revenue and registration, drinking water and others.