The State government is aiming to implement campaign Clean India as Jan Andolan. Chief Minister (CM) Raghubar Das on Thursday said that Rs 50 lakh from each Member of legislative Assembly’s (MlA) Fund will be used for construction of toilets across the state. The utilization plan of the fund is part of the upcoming budget of the state government. Inaugurating the Rashtriya Khadi and Saras Mahotsav at Morhabadi, Das said, “Our government has already completed construction of toilets in around 16 to 17 Panchayats. We have targeted of covering more three lakh households with toilets in our soon-to-be released budget.”
He added that the Government has plans of developing the cottage and small-scale industries. Following Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s initiatives, Das mentioned that Skill Development Mission is a priority for them besides the Campaign Clean India also termed as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Das said like Swachh Bharat he has pledged to create Swachh Jharkhand. Moreover, the CM felt there should not be a reflection of western culture is creating Swachh Jharkhand. He denoted the Khadi fair organized every year a platform of diverse culture and traditions. This culture according to Das is the reason of India’s popularity in the world.
Meanwhile, Urban Development Minister CP Singh focused on government’s plan for residential facilities to the economically weaker section people. He said, “Similar to PM’s aim to provide residential facilities to all, we are working on Rajiv Awas Yojana. No Awas (home) has been created since the inception of the state. Housing board is defunct. We aim to provide home to all by the year 2022.” Singh appreciated PM Jan Dhan Yojna benefitting the poor residents.
Apart of Das and Singh, the ceremony was attended by Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda, Social Welfare Minister lois Marandi, Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Mayor Asha lakra, Jharkhand Khadi Gramodyog Board Chairperson Jainandu, Kanke legislator Jitu Charan Ram, Principal Secretary to CM Sanjay Kumar, legislator Saryu Rai, legislator Gangotri Kujur along with Principal Secretaries of Industries, Rural Development as well as Art and Culture.
Notably, this is the eleventh year when Khadi Fair is being organized in the state capital. Jainandu said their department has been organizing the fair on the basis of sponsorships collected from various public and private organisations. “Presently, we have employee strength of 11 out of a vacancy of about 250 employees,” he mentioned. Artists from Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Chhattisgarh performed their regional dance and song on this occasion.