Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday held one to one dialogue with Panchayat representatives in Dumka exhorting them to work with full dedication for development of the State. Development will come only when people will work with devotion and without any greed, said the CM, speaking to Panchayat volunteers.
listening to the aspirations and problems of the volunteers Das said that he could understand their problems and pains but volunteers should work with the motive of serving the common man for remedy of his woes. He, on the occasion, ordered deputy commissioners of all the districts to pay the encouragement amount to the panchayat volunteers by May 30. Das strictly ordered all BDOs of the State to solve problems cited by the volunteers in a set time frame.
The CM inaugurated and laid foundation of schemes in the tune of Rs 15.9 crore. He also inaugurated a Vikas and Exhibition Mela and handed over tricycles to four Divyang persons and handed over certificates of appreciation to five Panchayat volunteers.
Das appealed to people to take part in the ‘Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme’ scheduled to be organised from June to September this year. He said that the Government is committed to provide houses to the homeless people in State under the PMAY scheme.
The CM gave slogan of Empowered women, self dependent Jharkhand and that soon blankets would be made in the State giving huge employment to women. He also stressed on poultry farming and egg production by women self help groups to encourage women for self employment. He said that the participation of villagers in each and every scheme was being ensured and for this all 4,398 Panchayats of the State are being provided with Panchayat Secretariats.
Das said that Rs 700 crore would be spent on skill development in the State. During the Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme Panchayat volunteers will get application s from youths from their respective areas and the youths would be registered thereafter. From each Panchayat 100 youths would be trained and skilled for jobs.
Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda said on the occasion that the Government is committed to development of the State. The volunteers have fared well on the expectations and the way for development has become clear. Social Welfare Minister louis Marandi said that Panchayat volunteers are the closest to the masses therefore people have more expectations from them. labour Minister Raj Paliwar said that it was historic occasion when the head of the State has given so much honour to the workers of the lowest strata of the society. He said that Santhal Pargana will become an affluent division in the coming days.
Additional CS cum Development Commissioner Amit Khare, Rural Development Department Principal Secretary NN Sinha, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department Principal Secretary AP Singh, Higher and Technical Education Department Secretary Ajoy Kumar Singh, Revenue and land Reforms Department Secretary KK Soan, JUVNl MD Rahul Purwar alongwith other officials were present on the occasion.