The State Government will launch an extensive campaign covering 252 villages of 21 Scheduled Caste population dominated districts from April 14 i.e. on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti to May 5 in order to ensure the development of the rural areas.
The campaign, undertaken under the name of “Sabka Sath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas”, across the country is to promote social harmony, spread awareness about pro-poor initiatives of government, reach out to poor households to enroll them as also to obtasin their feedback on various welfare programmes.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das held a review meeting with Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathy and other departmental secretaries to take stock of the preparations for the campaign on Friday, and said that the primary aim of the drive is development.
The CM said that the campaign will aim at ensuring 100 per cent implementation of selected schemes in the areas, where MlAs, MPs, people’s representatives and common masses will also be invited and made part of the drive. Das said that he has written letters to MPs and MlAs and has requested them to be the part of the campaign.
During the meeting, the Das asked the officials to work according to the vision of the mission and directed to ensure direct broadcast of Prime Minister's address on April 14 in all the villages and also run a cleanliness programme on April 18 with dignitaries under Clean India Day.
He asked them to make media a part of the programme through press conferences and other mediums.
While reviewing the scheme for distribution of lPG gas connection, the CM instructed them to ensure pending connection to 50,000 families. He also directed to construct 10,300 toilets pending in villages by the end of campaign.
“An exhibition should be organized for awareness and participation of people should be ensured, during the campaign the price of lED bulb is Rs 50. Electrification work should be completed in identified villages.
Head of department should monitor the daily activities of their department,” added Das.
The CM said that out of 68 lakh families of the State, 57 lakh families have to be covered with the Namo-care ie Ayushman Yojna. “It is the direct access to health insurance to poor people of the state. No family should be deprived of health facilities due to lack of money for this identification and list should be prepared of such families,” he added.
Das said that he will participate in a programme organised in Chatra on April 14 (Social Justice Day) under Gram Swaraj campaign and gave special emphasis on ensuring participation of MPs, MlAs, people’s representatives and common people to make this campaign success in true sense.