Anganwadi workers will get an honorarium of Rs 9500 and helpers will get Rs 4750 every month. Chief Minister Champai Soren today gave many gifts to the sisters and daughters of the state in the transfer of the first installment amount among the beneficiaries of 50 to 60 years of age under the Sarvajan Pension Scheme and the felicitation ceremony of Anganwadi workers organized at Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium, Khelgaon Ranchi. On this occasion, the Chief Minister transferred the amount of the first installment of pension through DBT to the bank accounts of 1 lakh 58 thousand 218 tribal, Dalit and women beneficiaries aged between 50 to 60 years.
The CM said that we are moving forward rapidly in the direction of beautifying Jharkhand. The protectors of water-forest-land and those who made sacrifices in the movement for a separate Jharkhand state are building the Jharkhand of the dreams of their ancestors. Maintaining the identity of the tribals and indigenous people here is our top priority. We will renovate Jharkhand as a state where all communities and classes will be respected. There will be no injustice to anyone. Everyone will get his/her rights.
The CM said that Jharkhand will progress only when its foundation is strong. Keeping this in mind, the basic systems like economic, social and educational are being strengthened here. The government has special emphasis on ensuring that no one is discriminated against in the society. The government is continuously making efforts to strengthen the last man of the society. Work is being done for the upliftment of tribals, indigenous people, Dalits, backward people, poor, laborers, farmers and women. Many steps have been taken to safeguard the future of the children here and to provide them better education.
The CM said that food, clothing and shelter are the basic needs of everyone. In such a situation, the government has been continuously working towards fulfilling these needs of the people here. In this series, under the Abua Housing Scheme, 20 lakh poor, needy and homeless people are being given three-room houses.
The CM said that policies and action plans are being made keeping in mind the situation of the state and the needs of the people here. Through the program "Aapki Yojana - Aapki Sarkar - Aapke Dwar" we tried to know the situation of the state and the needs of the people here, so that we could make plans according to their interest and implement them on the ground. The effect of your scheme - Your Government - Your Doorstep program is that officials are going door to door, solving people's problems and also providing benefits of government schemes.
The CM said that the government is committed to improving all the Anganwadi centers in the state. All necessary facilities are being provided in Anganwadi centres. Anganwadi centers are going to be given such a shape where women and children will get a better environment.
The CM said that only when children become physically and financially strong, their thinking will also improve. In such a situation, the government is determined to make Jharkhand malnutrition free. Nutritious food is being provided to women and children in Anganwadi centres. Our resolve is to make Jharkhand malnutrition free.
The CM said that the government has started many schemes to ensure that girls are not deprived of education due to financial constraints. Financial assistance is being given to girls for education through Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana. Under this scheme, Rs 336 crore 38 lakh has been given to more than 6 lakh 96 thousand girls in the state by the year 2023-24. The government is providing full support to the girls so that they can become engineers, doctors and officers after getting education.
Under the Sarvajan Pension Scheme, the first installment was transferred to 1 lakh 58 thousand 218 new beneficiaries in the age group of 50 to 60. A total of 76 thousand Anganwadi workers received gifts. Now maids will get honorarium of Rs 9500 and assistants will get Rs 4750 per month. As many as 896 maids and assistants were honoured with cash for their excellent work.
In the programme the newly selected maid and assistant received the appointment letters. Under Savitribai Kishori Samriddhi Yojana, Rs 26 crore 56 lakh 64 thousand were transferred to the accounts of 42 thousand 489 girls through DBT. Launch of web application of Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana was done. Saksham Anganwadi booklet and Nutritious Dhara magazine were released.
On this occasion, Minister Baby Devi, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, Director General of Police Ajay Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Arwa Rajkamal, Secretary of Women Child Development and Social Security Department Manoj Kumar, Director Social Welfare Shashi Prakash Jha and any officers were present.