The officials of Ranchi District administration on Friday presented a consolidated report of all departmental projects, schemes undertaken within four years in the State Capital. With the introduction of schemes like Primitive Tribal Group (PTG) Dakiya Yojana, yellow card for the differently-abled persons, special provision of food distribution for underprivileged, introduction of online system etc under the food security scheme in which the State touched a new height, the performance of Ranchi district has been was commendable.
According to the official of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs department, in Ranchi, over 400 Public Distribution System (PDS) shops was started, providing benefit to Kerosene oil vendors. Giving thrust to digitalization, in Ranchi district alone, the data of 19,87,000 beneficiaries under the food security schemes was registered through www.aahar.jharkhand.gov.in.
Under the PTG ‘Dakiya Yojana’, over 390 PTG families residing in nine pockets of the Capital City received the benefit. Notably, Jharkhand is the first State in the country to introduce the PTG scheme under which 35 Kg rice is given to the beneficiaries. In addition, over 5000 yellow cards were distributed here among the specially-abled person, starting from July 2018.
Jharkhand rolled out the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in October 2015, entitling 2.33 crore people of the state’s 3.29 crore population to 5 kg rice and wheat every month at a subsidised rate of Re.1.Meanwhile, covering 303 panchayats and different wards of the Capital City – monitoring committees have been constituted at the Panchayats including all wards to counter starvation death cases.
Moreover, in accordance to the record of the Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, as many as 4, 55,000 red/yellow cardholders are there in Ranchi. As per the department officer, the food distribution rate under the PDS is 98 per cent here. In addition, the officials of Social Welfare Department stated that in four years, pre-matric scholarships was distributed to over 10 lakh children of worth Rs. 95 crore. Similarly, around two lakh kids were covered in post-matric scholarship of worth Rs. 67 crore.
In the fiscal year, 2018-19 – as many as 23, 333 kids were covered under the ‘Cycle Scheme’ in Ranchi District. In four years, 77,000 children got the benefit of the scheme covering Rs. 25.18 crore. The senior officer of Department of Social Welfare further presenting the bifurcated report of Ranchi district added that under the Shaheed Gram Vikash Yojana scheme, 10, 000 houses are being constructed at the cost of Rs. 4.29 crore.
Further, the official said that nearly 107 ‘Sarna- Masna’ spots have been revamped in Ranchi at Rs. 10.6 crore while in an attempt to link the tribal and backward groups to the mainstream, Women’s Polytechnic College near Ranchi Women’s College will be started soon. Also, Nursing Training College at Itki is likely to get started soon. Under Van Bandukalyan Yojana (VKY), Rs. 54 lakh has been spent here.
24 Dhumkuriya Bhawans (Akhras for preservation of tribal cultures) have been sanctioned here in the Capital City at the cost of Rs. 2.15 crore. The official gave the details of different pension schemes. Under the AIDS pension scheme started recently, 233 patients so far in Ranchi district have received the benefit under the plan. ADM (Naxal), Poonam Jha stated that 38 families of deceased killed in naxal attacks have got the compensation as per the guidelines.