Chief Minister Raghubar Das has stressed on providing pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students. He directed officials of the Welfare Department to ensure such scholarships during a review meeting at Project Building on Thursday. Das also felt it is important to manage the hostels meant for the ST students.
In order to improve the toilets and water supply in these hostels, he suggested officers to seek the support of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. When the officers informed that the funds for constructing new hostel buildings for ST students is allotted by the Central Government, CM instructed to provide a requisite to the center for renovating the hostels.
Das said that various departments of the State are spending funds for TSP but the ST community is devoid of the facilities. He ordered the Welfare Department officials to look into the matter and form a planning cell as well as an engineering cell.
Das also recognised Sickle Cell Anaemia as a prominent malady and said that it is important to identify the symptoms of the disease in childhood. He directed Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) to spread awareness on the diseases through local dialects. Also, he said to make efforts so that sickle cell anaemia can be identified at anganwadi and primary health centres.
For skill development, CM said there are many ITI centres built in the state which are yet to be utilized. He told officers to fulfill the vacancies for Instructors in these centres. Das wants the selection to be made on priority basis so that each person is financially benefitted.
He stressed on the proper maintenance of JNM and NNM schools. CM said the Welfare Department should conduct quality training in the livelihood programmes. He asked officers to direct the Deputy Commissioners of all the districts for looking over the lease transfer under Forest Rights Amendment without any delay.
Ministry of Welfare’s Joint Secretary assured to provide all possible support to Jharkhand. Welfare Secretary Vandana Dadel gave a presentation on the various schemes and budget allocation related to welfare activities.
Besides, CM, Dadel and Centre’s Joint Secretary, Social Welfare Minister louis Marandi, Sanjay Kumar, the Principal Secretary to CM and SK Barnwal, the Secretary to CM attended the meeting.