Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday reviewed the financial and material targets and achievements as well as the possible expenditure of different departments for the financial year 2014-15.
Addressing the meeting, Soren directed the officials for maximum implementation of programmes in the next three months and said that it is really unfortunate that the State is not able to utilise the central funds.
Soren held a series of meetings at his residence with the departmental heads to review the status of the ongoing developmental programmes in the state.
Starting with Welfare and Panchayati Raj several other departments like Road Construction, Power, Mines and Minerals, Health, Education and Family Welfare as well as Drinking Water and Sanitation department, ending with Rural Development and Public Distribution System.
Referring to the BRGF programmes, the CM directed the districts where DPC meeting has already taken place to send the proposal to the Central Government by June 15 and the concerned DDC should camp in Delhi and get the funds allotted for the same. Other districts must hold the DPC meeting by June 20.
The CM also asked the concerned officials to ensure that no one gets devoid of old age pension scheme and directed them to add more beneficiaries by organising camps in different parts of the state.
He declared that 6 lakh more beneficiaries will be added under old age pension scheme, widow pension and schemes under physically challenged people.
He said that the people do not get benefits under these schemes due to unawareness about them, hence, proper steps must be taken to spread awareness among the people through radio, satellite news channels as well as hoardings and posters.
Soren stressed on distributing booklets among all the Mukhiyas so that the message could be sent to the remotest village of the State.
He also stressed on distributing blankets before winters by completing the process issuing tenders for the same. Each panchayat will get 100 blankets.
He also directed the officials concerned to ensure electricity supply to the remote villages in the state. He also directed them to identify the problems responsible for the non-availability of power supply in the villages and resolve them soon.
He said that those 2500 villages where electricity supply has not reached so far must be ensured power and also directed the electricity officials to replace the non-functional transformers in the state. Soren also asked to expedite the construction of substations in the state.