Talking about future plans of his Government, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday said by 2017 every village of the State will be electrified. “We have also planned to develop Ranchi as a hub of information and technology, for it 200 acres of land has been acquired in HEC area so that entrepreneurs of this field can start their projects without any delay,” he said.
The CM said this addressing a huge gathering at Barkathha block of Hazaribagh as he inaugurated the famous month-long Surjakund fair near the hot spring of Barkathha on Thursday evening. Minister Amar Kumar Bauri, MP and State president of BJP Ravindra Kumar Ray, MlA Janki Yadav, Nagendra Mahto and DC Hazaribagh Mukesh Kumar were also present on this occasion. CM also laid the foundation stone of 24 schemes worth Rs58.07 crore.
Addressing the massive gathering CM first gave his best wishes of Makarsankranti to everyone present there and said that festivals are a part of our culture which creates employment also. “Jharkhand was known for its minerals and forests but now the present government is trying to change the senerio. First time we had introduced a separate agriculture budget and focusing on other aspects also in which tourism is also included,” he said.
Giving a detailed account of achievements in different fields CM said that Yojna Banao Abhiyan has been started; every district official will visit at least five panchayats under this scheme and help the villagers in making plans of development. “Through this scheme we aim to collect the water of the villages in the village so that degradation in the water table of the state can be stopped,” he added. He also said that through new agriculture insurance scheme the central government has made another important decision in favor of the peasants and in Jharkhand also the farmers will take the benefit of this scheme.
Minister Amar Kumar Bauri said that the State Government is pledged to change the scenario in the field of tourism in the state. We are going to organise several functions in the days to come to promote the sites of State having tourism importance. He also talked about the steps taken by the Government to promote sports and for benefit of players.
On this occasion MlA Barkathha Janki Yadav, MlA Bagodar Nagendra Mahto, Ex-MP and MlAs of the area and many distinguished denizens were present.
Earlier at Argora Ground in Ranchi Das said that kite making activity can be developed into a cottage industry for the benefit poor people. While inaugurating ‘Namo Patang Mahotsav’ at Ranchi, Das expressed festivals provide employment opportunity to poor and also assured that government would ensure that this festival is celebrated in the entire State. “Our effort will be to ensure that kite festival is celebrated in every corner of the State so that it provides employment opportunity to poor and also attract tourists,” said Das.