Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that standard IX and X students of the government schools will be given coaching so that they can stand at par with private school students. The most backward blocks will be targeted and the primitive tribes will be focused first, he said. The government is endeavouring to boost income of local people and bring them above poverty line.
Das was addressing a gathering while signing of MoUs between NGOs and different departments of the Government at Project Building Secretariat. Giving stress on education, the CM said that composite development is linked with education.
The Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojana Parishad signed an MoU in the programme under which, 66 blocks of 16 districts will be considered in the first phase. Primary level students will be considered for training and encouragement benefitting 6.5 lac children.In the second MoU, the Welfare Department has planned to increase income of rural people.
As many as 2000 poor families of Dumka and West Singhbhum will be given resources to boost up their income. Asset worth Rs13,500 will be provided to each
family.The third MoU was signed by Food and Civil Supplies department. It will evaluate the improvement in the PDS through a hand held machine. Food will be distributed through biometric system.
Additional Chief Secretary Amit Khare, Secretary to CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Welfare Department Secretary Rajiv Arun Ekka, Food and Civil Supplies department Secretary Vinay Choubey, Chairperson of Jharkhand Education Project Council B. Rajeshwari and others were present on this occasion.