Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that the farmers of the State have made Jharkhand proud with 19 per cent growth in agriculture sector in the last four years. While the State is progressing fast in traditional agriculture, now the women and youths should come forward to become the pioneers of White Revolution in State, he added.
Interacting with villagers at Muragadanda village of Aboha Panchayat in Maheshpur block of Pakur district during the Jan Chaupal programme on Monday, the CM said that the State Government sent 52 farmers to Israel after seeing the potential of farmers so that the state's agricultural growth rate will continue to increase due to their capacity and scientific method. In the coming days, 50 women and 50 male farmers of the State will be sent to Israel and the Philippines.
The CM said that considering the needs of small farmers, provision in the budget will be made, and such farmers will be provided farm equipment at the concession rate. “We have become pioneers in the production of fish, now the farmers of the State, the women of Sakhi Mandal and the youth must come forward and become the bearers of the White Revolution.”
The CM called upon the masses to weed out middlemen and corruption from the system. “Several schemes are being run to remove poverty. All of you are aware of the authority given in the Constitution created by Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar and pave the way for your prosperity. Among the schemes, corruption and intermediary are present in Jharkhand, including Santhal Pargana. You will have to wake up and these middleman, corruption and poverty will end automatically,” said the CM.
Das said that the Government is giving priority to old, widow and divyang persons. “For this, a budget provision of 2019-20 will be made. A survey will be done for widows, divyangs and old people in Pakur also. The number of pensioners and elderly pensioners and pensioners will be increased. All will be provided pension with transparency,” he added. The CM said that he has also studied at government school while sitting on a jute sack. “When the Government was formed in 2014, I reviewed the education department and was amazed to know that only 7,000 schools out of 38,000 schools had facilities of the bench and desk. Within two years all the schools in the State were provided with a bench and desk. Soon, electricity will reach the powerless schools so that poor children can also study with dignity,” he added.
Das said that in class iii and class IV jobs, only the the local youth of the district will get employment. In response to a question, he said that the appointment of 18,000 teachers will be done soon. Also, the direct appointment of primary teachers will be on the remaining seats.
The CM said that he will go to United Arab Emirates on December 15. “There is a demand for skilled youth for employment in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. However, our youth is not caught in the middle of a middleman, so there is a need to talk directly to the companies providing employment. There will be a road show in Dubai on December 16,” he said.
On the occasion, the CM gave a loan of Rs 8 lakh between Sakhi Mandal and Rs 11.30 lakh 30 to 20 beneficiaries, Rs 9 lakh to the micro entrepreneurs under the startup scheme. He also handed over benefits of several schemes to beneficiaries under Ujjwala Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Matar Vandana Yojna, Chief Minister Lakshmi Ladli scheme, beneficiaries of the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana, etc.