Chief Secretary Rajeev Gauba on Wednesday directed DCs of all districts of Jharkhand to follow all directives of the Government timely and intimate if difficulties arise in the implementation of schemes. The CS was talking to the DCs through video conferencing.
The DC directed to implement studentship scheme, cycle distribution, toilet construction, forest patta distribution, reconstitution of DRDA and ready to eat food. He told the DCs to ensure opening of bank account of students from primary to high school level so that studentship amount can be transferred directly into their account. Simultaneously he directed them to ensure transfer of amount for cycle directly in the bank account of girl students.
He also directed to ensure availability of drinking water in the schools where it couldn’t be supplied in the first phase. He ordered to send completion certificate of those schools where separate toilets have been constructed for boys & girls by 14 August. He also said to make the students aware about sanitation & its benefits.
About 3.29 lakh toilets are to be constructed in 388 panchayats under Swachh Bharat Gram Mission Yojana by October 2. He stressed on speeding up toilet construction and upload photograph on website. Gauba suggested including SHGs to speed up the work. He directed the DCs to ascertain biometric attendance in their districts.
The CS also directed to investigate the samples of ready to eat food and send its report to the Government. He asked to take at least 15- 20 person’s opinion about the ready to eat food that is provided by the Govt. He directed all the DCs to conduct meeting regarding construction of DRDA and issue the roster in one week. He said that Gram Sabhas should be conducted to receive application for distribution of Forest patta on mission mode. He said that the DCs should prepare roster for the appointment of panchayat sevaks. At the same time, he asked about the development of Van Bandhu Yojana at Pakur.
Secretary, Drinking & Sanitation Department A. P. Singh, Secretary, School Education & literacy Department Aradhana Patmayak, Secretary, Social Welfare Department Vinay Kumar Choubey , Secretary, Welfare Department Rajiv Arun Ekka & Panchayati Raj officers were present in the meeting.
CS meeting on dam rejuvenation
Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba convened a high-level meeting to prevent illegal construction on land of Getalsood, Rukka and Gonda dams and plan their rejuvenation.
He directed the land of the dams to be identified and demarcated with the help of Survey of India, if needed. Departments of Urban Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation were instructed to coordinate with each other so that the rejuvenation project of these dams can be executed in the ongoing financial year only.