Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma said that the State was committed towards total development of Naxal infested villages and Panchayats under 13 Focus Areas Development Plan and development works are being given momentum under different schemes. The Chief Secretary was holding a review meeting of 15 villages under 13 Area Development Action Plan at Mahabuang in Simdega.
The CS directed the officials to ensure that work has been started at the village level on conformed points giving priority to women empowerment and create awareness through Sakhi Mandals so that momentum could be given to the developmental projects.
During the review meeting, Verma also directed to provide PoS machines to 21 PDS shops along with providing 4 new licenses to Sakhim Mandals. “To strengthen Sakhi Mandals, revolving funds along with bank linkage will be provided to them along with the facility of micro enterprises,” said the CS.
Incidentally, out of 250 Sahki Mandals, 236 of them have already been provided bank linkage. During the review meeting it was also found that out of a total of 7000 acres of irrigation land, 900 acres were left fallow which could be made irrigable.
Seeds, manures and other equipments will be made available for the land through ‘Arya Mitra’ for which a group of 30 youths have been formed and 400 new ponds for farming will be dug out.
The CS also gave her consent for giving pension to 185 widows and 367 old age persons under social security scheme. “Health camps must be ensured in all villages making a schedule area and health check-up of all students of Kasturba Gandhi Girls Residential Schools must be done regularly along with the other schools in the area,” said Verma.
The Chief Secretary said that youths of all Naxal infested villages will be made educated besides improving the level of education in those areas. They will also be made capable of competing in competitive examinations, he added.
“Dropout children should be admitted in Kasturba Gandhi Residential Schools,” she said. The officials informed the CS that out of 122 such identified children, 52 of them have been admitted in Kasturba and other such Schools in the periphery areas, he added. The officials further added that the process of admitting 125 children are under the process, she said.
There were a 34 Anganbari centers were operational while 3 new such centers were being started very soon. In addition to that, School Management Committee will be strengthened further by through coordination of Mukhia of the Panchayat, said the CS.
The meeting was attended by DGP DK Pandey, Principal Secretary (Home) SKG Rahate along with senior officials of district administration and CRPF.