Need to disseminate info on tribal pension scheme: CS

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At a review meeting of women, child development and social welfare departments, Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma on Tuesday instructed officials to demarcate educated and aware youths of primitive tribal community so that the benefits given under the primitive tribes pension schemes can be communicated to the beneficiaries of the concerned community.

She also told the officials to act promptly and identify districts where the benefits of National Social Security Scheme have not yet reached properly.

The CS also mentioned during the review meeting to locate the districts according to the population and set the target to achieve ‘Mukhyamantri ladli laxmi Yojana’ in the prescribed time frame. While instructing the Child Development Programme Officer (CDPO), Verma asked the officials to conduct a meeting with the bank managers regarding the transfer of money in bank accounts under several schemes.

Reviewing other aspects, Verma said, appointments of ‘Poshak Sakhi’ must be completed on or before June 30.

Duties and responsibilities of women supervisors must be fixed in order to ensure proper functioning of various health centers, ready to eat food must be supervised at regular interval by the officials whereas to combat human trafficking, committee must be formulated at the gram panchayat level, she said.

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