Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday said that engineers should visit sites to ascertain the quality of things and construction process. He said that officers of the state will have to fix their responsibilities. The CM listened to 20 complaints registered under Jan Samvad during ‘Seedhi Baat’ programme and sorted them out promptly.
Shama Parvin from Hazaribag said that she had applied for Welfare Department scholarship but was not given it till date. The department said that the fund has been allotted and as soon as it is passed from the treasury, it will be transferred into her account. A complainant from Sahibganj laloo Rajak told the CM that BPl people of Ward number 24 have not been given gas connection. Department Secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey said that these people will be benefitted under Ujjawala scheme. Since he did not get guidelines from IOC, gas connection could not be delivered to BPl people.
In connection with irregularity in road construction in Chatra, the CM said that the executive engineer should be served a show cause notice and the irregularity should be probed.
On hearing the complaint of Archana Devi about her son not being given compensation job for her husband, a martyr in 2014 in Naxal attack in Nimiaghat, Giridih, the CM ordered Home, Jail and Disaster Management department to appoint her within a week as her son is not medically fit as observed by JAP Commandant.
On hearing the complaint of Satar Hussain of Budhudih village about the farmers not being given the drought compensation, the CM was told by the DC that fund has been provided three month ago and very soon the affected people will be provided with the compensation amount. The CM looked cross over this as to why compensation was not given to the affected people despite providing the fund so earlier. He directed to pay the compensation amount within two days.
Regarding death of Saukat Ali’s child after being given pentavalis injection, the CM inquired and found that the quality of the injection was found all right in lab testing and the child died because of diarrhea. The CM ordered to pay Saukat Ali Rs. 1 lakh.
In connection with not being paid 8 month salary, Dilip Kumar Srivastava from Simdega said that he worked as programmer in district supply office Simdega in January, 2012. He was relieved in 2014. The DC reported that because of lack of funds, he has not been paid his salary. On receiving the allotment, the same will be paid.
A number of other complaints were heard by the CM and sorted out swiftly as he directed officials to dispose of the complaints.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health K Vidyasagar, Secretary to the CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal and other senior officers of the government were present on this occasion.