President on India Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday made a special mention of the Governor of Jharkhand, Ramesh Bais, and appreciated the work being done by him in the direction of solar energy in Raj Bhavan, Jharkhand during his concluding speech at the 51st Governors’ Conference at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Governor Ramesh Bais, on the occasion talked about several important issues pertaining to the State of Jharkhand including issues of Sarna Code, Tribal Advisory Council and abrogation of the rights of municipal heads in the State.
“There is a constant demand for the implementation of Sarna Dharma Code in the State. Several delegations met me in this context, although officially this matter has not come before me yet. I would like to inform that the powers of the Governor in the formation of TAC and appointment of members have been abolished by the State Government without the prior consent and approval of the Governor. Along with this, the powers of Municipal Corporation, Mayor and President of Municipality have also been abolished by the government. I am taking legal opinion in this regard,” he said.
“Jharkhand Public Service Commission has not made any recruitment in universities after the year 2008. Universities are functioning only at 30 per cent faculty capacity. But, now the recruitment process has been started. Higher educational institutions actively participated in the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat program and organized various seminars, workshops and programmes. Under the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Pardeshi Scholarship Scheme, this year 6 students of Scheduled Tribes were given scholarships for education in higher educational institutions in London,” he added.
Bais said that Jharkhand has a unique identity at the national level in the field of sports. “I am proud that two daughters of Jharkhand's Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan, members of Indian women's hockey team, impressed everyone with their excellent performance in the Tokyo Olympics,” he said.
“Vaccination work is also going on at a fast pace in the state. The strategy of Test, Track, Isolate, Treat and Vaccinate is being adopted to prevent Covid-19 infection and possible third wave,” he said.
The Jharkhand Governor said that Left Wing Extremism is the problem of many states today and Jharkhand is also no exception to it. But with the strictness and vigilance of the security forces, extremist organizations are being dealt with and efforts are being made to bring them into the mainstream through surrender, he added.