Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday said that the participation of the people of State are very crucial to formulate policies and prepare a people-friendly Budget of the State for the next financial year. The Government is taking opinions of people from all sections of society including farmers, labourers, businessman, housewives and others to get their interests protected in the budget, he added.
The CM was addressing representatives from Gumla, Simdega, Khunti, lohardaga and Ranchi in the pre-budget seminar at Gumla on Friday. He said that the government wants to ensure people’s participation in governance through their advises and opinions.
He summoned the intellectuals to play their role in the making of the budget for the development of the state in the seminar. He said that their valuable suggestions will play a crucial role in the development of electricity, road, education, technical education, industry and employment and elevate the lives of the down trodden and marginalized people of the State.
The CM said that the Government and people should coordinate to ensure development. He said that all sections of the society should come forward hand in hand and uproot all social evils like witchcraft, illiteracy and other such practices from the society. Moreover, he said that the establishment of Jan Samvad Kendra has connected the people with the Government.
The CM said that 10,000 teachers will be appointed by April 2016 and the construction of Women Colleges in 11 districts will be started. Benches, desks and other basic infrastructure will be strengthened in government schools. Renowned institutions outside Jharkhand will be invited for higher education. The government has recommended JPSC to appoint professors in colleges.
On the occasion educationist Amitabh Bharati said that the government should focus on Higher Education and ratio of teacher and taught should be balanced. Moreover, the govt. should not engage the teachers in other activities. Economist Devraj from Simdega laid emphasis on building a big hall for conduction of examination. He said that there is much potential of tourism in Simdega. He said that Ram Rekha Dham where lord Ram stayed during Treta Yuga should be developed in as a tourist spot.
Farmers from lohardaga suggested developing food promotion centers and establishing cold storages for the preservation of vegetables produced at large scale at lohardaga. They said that electricity should be made available nearby rivers so that fields could be properly irrigated.
Union Minister Sudarshan Bhagat, MlA Shiv Shankar Oraon, Principal Secretary to the CM Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary, Rural Development NN Sinha, Principal Secretary, Health, K Vidyasagar, Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department Sukhdev Singh, School Education and literacy Secretary Aradhana Patnaik, Secretary, Secretary of RWD MR Meena, Gumla DC Dinesh Chandra Mishra, Simdega DC, Vijay Kumar Singh, Khunti DC Dr. Prasad Krishna Baghmare, Ranchi DC Manoj Kumar and other people were present in the meeting.