State Development Council has decided to go in a planned manner for building a new Jharkhand and to outline its contribution to new India with 2022 vision. A detailed work plan and roadmap would be prepared for the next three years by a two-member panel constituted in this regard.
The panel would be headed by Padma Shri recipient Ahsok Bhagat and retired bureaucrat T Nandkumar. The decision was taken during the second meeting of the Council that took place in the chairmanship of Chief Minister Raghubar Das where whole lot of MPs, MLAs and top officials of all the Departments brainstormed on various issues.
The Chief Minister during the meeting blamed improper and inadequate planning for the under development Jharkhand has seen during its lifetime so far. “Lack of advanced planning was the reason why Jharkhand could not develop as much as it should have been after coming into existence. The panel has been assigned the job to prepare the roadmap for the next three years. A vision document would come up outlining the contribution of Jharkhand in the vision of new India 2022 when the country would be celebrating its 75th year of independence,” said Das.
He also encouraged contributions and suggestions coming from all quarters and said that inputs gathered would be incorporated properly. “Jharkhand was formed to bridge the regional inequality existed but still after so many years of its formation 19 out of 24 districts are into aspirational district list. Six of those are the most backward. Those areas have to be pulled out of backwardness. The Government has especially allocated Rs 50 crore each of those districts,” the CM added.
He during the meeting stressed over greater role of IT in rolling out right to services for the people and also underlined the good works done in the State in the field of healthcare and education sectors.
“People representatives should play active role in overseeing implementation of developmental schemes and in ensuring that benefits of the schemes are reached to the actual beneficiaries. Wherever it has been done result of the schemes has been good. Now we have additional 30 per cent of the mining royalty which would be used in taking piped drinking water to villages,” he said. His Cabinet colleagues Saryu Roy and Amar Kumar Bauri were also present in the meeting.
The CM on the occasion also reiterated the pledge of the Government to double income of the farmers and underlined the role of animal husbandry, horticulture, fishery and dairy in that direction. He also went on mentioning about the exercise done in water conservation by digging dovas and renovation of ponds across the State. The CM directed officials to provide a network of health and wellness centers under the Ayushman Bharat and making Saubhagya scheme, meant to provide electricity connection to every household, a grand success.
JMM MLA JP Patel and JVM legislator from Latehar Prakash Ram tendered their suggestions in the meeting which was also attended by Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathi. Development Commissioner DK Tiwari presented Jharkhand Vision for 2021 stressing on inclusive development. The document talked extensively about education, potable water, energy, job oriented growth, houses for all, food security, irrigation and several other sectors. He also informed the members about achievements of the State in terms of building road and power infrastructure and in the field of skill development.