Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday said that security along with the development of left Wing Extremism (lWE) affected areas of the State was on the priority list for the state Government. The CS has identified 10 such new lWE affected areas under the scheme which includes – Saryu (latehar), Jhumra (Bokaro), Parasnath (Giridih and Dhanbad), bordering areas of Gumla-lohardga, Khunti-Saraikela-Chaibasa, Dumka, Godda, Chatra, Palamu, Jamshedpur, Giridih and Koderma.
The CS also directed the Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and other concerned officials to review the action plan made for the 10 newly identified lWE areas. The CS further added that State Government was focusing on the basic amenities like electricity, water and road for the identified lWE affected areas. According to Gauba, the State Government is also focusing on profit making skill development and employment generating programmes and providing them basic infrastructural facilities to people living in the Naxal infested areas.
The CS also added that Saranda Development Plan was an important programme for the upliftment of people living in the jungles of Saranda. Meanwhile, the CS holding another meeting said that coming office on time is a part of good governance and termed it also an important cog of work culture. He has also directed as departmental secretaries to link all district, subdivisions and district level offices with biometric attendance system in two months time. The system is in place in Secretariat and associate offices since January 2014.
The CS said that district, subdivisions and district level offices and 300 high schools and 188 hospitals of the State have been provided with biometric attendance system for which 51000 persons have registered but only 8000 are using it which is a cause of concern. He said that to deal with the situation a section would be formed under the IT Department and IT Secretary would pay surprise visits to offices.
Gauba has also directed the officials of health department to make emergency drugs available to all the health centers in the state so that they people do not have to face problems in the state. Gauba was holding a meeting with the officials of health department at his office at Project Building in Ranchi. The CS also directed the concerned officials to make best utilisation of the drugs which has been allotted to the health centers and asked all the Civil Surgeons to take proper steps in this regard. Gauba also told the nodal officers to visit hospitals and primary health centers in their districts and ensure that the emergency drugs are available there or not.