JHARKHAND

Chief Minister Hemant Soren today unveiled the Safe and Responsible Migration Initiative (SRMI) at Project Building Secretariat. At present, the policy has been made keeping in mind the migration of workers from Dumka, West Singhbhum and Gumla under the SRMI pilot project.

From these three districts, a Database of migrant workers who have gone for EMPLOYMENT in places like Delhi, Kerala and Leh-Ladakh etc is being prepared. Social, economic and legal rights of migrant workers will be ensured by coordinating with all these states. A rule has been made to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers in any manner. After the success of this pilot project in the initial phase, the scope of the system can be made bigger. The CM on the occasion said that despite large scale migration from Jharkhand to other states and countries there was no proper policy to safeguard the interests of migrant workers. It is the effort of the that we can prepare a complete database of all the labour brothers and other people from Jharkhand who go to other states or countries in search of employment and help them at the time of calamity under the policy. Certainly migration to Jharkhand in the last Corona transition period has felt to be a very big and very worrying topic, he said.

Soren said that people of the State migrate to different states of the country and also abroad for better means of employment.

The CM appealed to the migrant labourers of the state that they must register themselves in this portal. There is also a need to establish coordination between the Central and State government in order to protect the migrant workers who work in other countries. He said that in such a way, many ambitious schemes are being run by the State Government so that the workers here can be provided employment in the vicinity of their homes.

Jamshedpur has rapidly improved its position at these Awards from 2017 onwards when it was at 64th rank . Tata Steel Utilities and Services Limited (erstwhile JUSCO) has been working closely with the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) to improve the citys standing at these awards.

As a result of their joint efforts the Jamshedpur has also bagged three additional awards this year. In the Prerak Dauur Samman award category for Waste Management (segregation, processing, recycling, and sanitation status), Jamshedpur has been awarded the Gold Category (Anupam) Award.

In the Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge category that evaluates safety arrangements for garbage collectors and sanitary workers, Jamshedpur has been ranked second in the entire country in the 3-10 lakh Population category, behind Indore.

Apart from that, Jamshedpur City has also been awarded a 3-star rating in the star rating system for Garbage Free Cities. The awards were received jointly by Suraj Kumar, DC, East Singhbhum, Krishna Kumar, JNAC Special Officer and Captain Dhananjay Mishra, senior general manager, Jharkhand Business, Tata Steel UISL.

Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India and was launched as a part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. This year, 4340 cities and 62 cantonment zones participated in the awards competition.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is now in the process of conducting the sixth edition of the survey to rank all cities under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban with Quality Council of India as its implementation partner.

The objective of the survey is to encourage large scale citizen participation, ensure sustainability of initiatives taken towards garbage free and open defecation free cities. It aims to provide credible outcomes which would be validated by third party certification, institutionalise existing systems and create awareness.

JharkhandUrban Development Corporation (JUIDCO), an arm of thestate urban development department, said in a statement that Rs 5,280 crore would be spent oncivic amenitiesunder different Urban Local Bodies.

TheAsian Development Bank(ADB) has assured fiscal assistance to the Jharkhand government as its strategic partners for the mission.

According to JUIDCO statement, Rs 5,280 crore will be incurred in creation of Drainage Systems, septage management, drinking water facilities, capacity building of urban local bodies among others.

Of this, ADB will invest Rs 2,800 crore, while the State Government will pitch in with Rs 1,200 crore from its coffers.

Union minister for coal, mines and parliamentary affairs Pralhad Joshi came to Jharkhand on a day-long visit on Thursday to hold talks with the coal companies and sort out the possible coal crisis, which is suspected to have hit power production in the country.

During the meeting, the minister gave directions to ensure sustained coal production and dispatch to the power Plants to ensure that there is no shortage. The festive season has started and it is our duty to provide an uninterrupted supply of coal to the power plants.

Taking cues from his spirit and vision the has taken multiple initiatives to promote Jharkhand handicrafts. In a recent development, Jharkhand started production of Silk Sarees.

Earlier, Jharkhand used to produce only the Tasar cloth, now for the first time, the work of apparel manufacturing has started in the State. After the orders from the Chief Minister, the Jharkhand State Khadi Board has taken steps in this direction. Boards production and training centre at Chandil has started the production of Tasar Sarees.

In terms of quality, these sarees are considered to be the best in class. Presently, the production is in limited quantity; however, the Government plans to gradually increase the production. The Board is now focusing on the production of sarees in the training and production centres of Amda and Kuchai centres as well.

This is intended to create livelihood opportunities for the weavers of Jharkhand and a vast market presence for these sarees. In current circumstances, it is taking almost three days for the weavers to complete a saree. The design of these sarees is attractive and it is catching the eye of the people in the market. The Tasar produced in the Kuchai region of Jharkhand is considered to be the best in quality.

Apart from creating new livelihood opportunities for the weavers, the Jharkhand Khadi Board is encouraging the states local handloom and handicrafts Industry through Women Empowerment. The Board has distributed sewing machines among 329 women across different districts of the state. These machines were distributed under the Shilpi Rozgar Yojana.

Women Empowerment is one of the focus areas of the government. Through the promotion of handicraft products and distribution of sewing machines, the Government envisions creating a self-sustainable system for the women of the State. For the first time in Chandil, the Board has started production of sarees. Also, as per the vision of the Chief Minister there are plans to further expand the project at other locations as well.

The main objective of the station redevelopment is to provide safety, better and pleasant travel experience and world class passenger amenities to the passengers. Equipping the station with world-class and state-of-the-art facilities, the station will be given the form of a green building, where there will be adequate arrangements for ventilation etc. Mall and multipurpose building will be built on RAILWAY land. The station will be developed according to , Energy Efficiency equipment and green building standards.

The SIMPLIFICATION done by Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the EMPLOYMENT generation scheme is proving to be a boon for self-employed Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward and Minorities. Now by adopting self-employment, they themselves are becoming helpful in providing employment to the owner and others as well. Under the Chief Minister’s Employment Generation Scheme, the government has provided a loan of Rs 104.97 crore to 6272 youths across the state for self-employment in the last two financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23. At the same time, a target has been fixed to benefit about two lakh youth from this scheme in the financial year 2023-24.

Most of the beneficiaries under the scheme are from East Singhbhum. 940 youths here got the benefit of the scheme and an amount of Rs 6.26 crores was released among them for self-employment. A total of 657 youths of Dumka got the benefit of the scheme and they were given a loan of Rs 11.66 crore for self-employment. And in Hazaribagh, an amount of Rs 7.31 crore was issued as loan among 567 youths.

Supply of pure tap water is also being ensured in government schools across the state. Under this, out of total 41408 schools, water is reaching 34215 schools through tap, whose Percentage is 82.63 per cent. Whereas out of 38432 Anganwadi centres, water is being supplied to 25980 Anganwadi centres.

TheSupreme Courtcommittee on road safety has sent a team toJharkhandto assess and audit the compliance of its guidelines on road safety in the state.

The committee comprising members from theIndian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi and Delhi Integrated Multi-Transit System would visit Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad andBokaroand also conduct separate meetings with officials of different departments.
The committee members held introductory session with different departments on the first day. It appreciated implementation of helmet wearing in the state.

The apex court committee had issued direction to various departments including Police, road transport, Health, and Education on road safety. The guidelines relate to driving training centres, digitization of driving license, safe road engineering, trauma centres with doctors on roads and education on road safety in schools.