Appointment letters to 129 officers selected in the Agriculture Department were handed over by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday. The officers who were handed over appointment letters are all local residents of Jharkhand as per new appointment rules of the State Government. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, handed over the appointment letters to newly appointed gazetted officers and assistant directors at the Project Bhawan auditorium. After handing over the appointment letters the new officers were administered an oath.
Speaking on the occasion Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that soon there will be appointments in all the departments along with vacancies at various departments will be filled, the process for which has started.
Soren said that Jharkhand has immense potential in the agriculture sector. “Our state is a mineral rich state as there is abundance of iron, coal, mineral resources, but agriculture is needed of the hour,” said Soren.
He further said whether it is Adani or Ambani, everyone needs food grains. We have to make our farmers prosperous. For this they need to be provided with advanced technology and resources.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that many times it is seen that there is lack of information among the officials in the state. Some officials who work hard are aware of it, but even now the work is getting limited in the affair of big babu, chhota babu. Sometimes, due to disturbances at the block panchayat district level, the higher level officials also have to bear the brunt. In such a situation, the newly appointed officers should work honestly among the farmers, if any disturbance comes to the fore, then they may also have to bear the brunt.
Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said that there was no appointment in Jharkhand for a long time. How many agricultural graduates did not get jobs. But our government has done it. Even after the disaster, the growth of agriculture will be up to 20 percent by 2024. 58 lakh Birsa farmers have are benefitted. There will be a cooperative movement in the state soon.
On this occasion Khijri MLA Rajesh Kachhap, Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari, Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh, Principal Secretary to CM Rajiv Arun Ekka, Urban Development Secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey, Agriculture Director Nesha Oraon, Fisheries Director, Registrar Cooperation Committees Mrityunjay Barnwal and other senior officials were present.
On this occasion, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Abu Bakkar Siddiqui said that agriculture is important for the society. It is also necessary for economic development. Such a huge recruitment process has not been completed since the formation of Jharkhand. Even before this, there was no appointment for about 32 years. A lot of posts were vacant in the district and sub-divisional headquarters. We tried, after assessing the need, restoration was done.
All the appointments were made after the recommendation of JPSC. There was a need for officers to monitor the ongoing schemes for farmers and livestock farmers. Now the schemes being run for the farmers in the state can be monitored in a better way.