The 11-member Cabinet led by Chief Minister Raghubar Das is all set to hold the Government’s first Cabinet meeting in Dumka on Sunday marking a beginning of the ruling coalition’s resolve to develop Santhal Pargana and bring its issues to the fore. The Chief Minister and members of Cabinet have left for Dumka to attend the meeting.
Social Welfare Minister and MlA of Dumka lois Marandi took stock of the preparations ahead of the meeting on Saturday and expressed satisfaction on the arrangement. “The Suchna Bhawan has been made ready at Dumka. The proper arrangements have been made. The Chief Minister had assured that the Government will hold Cabinet meeting in Dumka to give a thrust to development projects here and he has fulfilled his promise now,” said Marandi.
Senior officials were camping in Dumka and proper security arrangements have also been made in Dumka ahead of the meeting, which is only the third-one in the history of Jharkhand. Earlier, the Cabinet meetings in Dumka were convened in 2007 and 2012 during regime of former Chief Ministers Arjun Munda and Madhu Koda respectively.
Meanwhile, HRD Minister Neera Yadav said that the Government fill up all the vacant seats of teachers in Jharkhand at the earliest. Talking to mediapersons in Giridih on Saturay, Yadav said that the education system is not working well in Jharkhand due to lack of teachers but the Govt is now ready for recruiting teachers. She also said that teachers would be kept away from non-teaching works as it affects quality of education. Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi assumed charge of office at Project Building Secretariat on Saturday and was welcomed by senior officials of the department.