The CM said the Tribal Society lives around nature. Their fields, barns, cattle and forest produce are their wealth. It is commendable to see that the Chhattisgarh government is helping these communities by giving MSP in forest produce. I believe that the country and the State can develop only when the villages will prosper. Work should be done in the direction of increasing the purchasing power of the villagers and uplift of the underprivileged, backward, poor & marginalized section of the country, he added.
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In a first in India, Jharkhand to start mobile Covid-19 vax drive
The is gearing up to launch amobileCovid-19vaccinationprogramme for the beneficiaries who are living in urban as well as rural areas by the end of May. If implemented, the programme will be the first in India.
Under the programme, custom-made mobile vaccination vans will be dispatched to localities in a city or in block headquarters in rural areas. The beneficiaries will be able to register themselves on the spot and take their jabs.
While beneficiaries above 45 years can avail on-the-spot registration, the state government has filed a plea before The Supreme Court on May 16 seeking the removal of mandatory prior registration through Co-WIN portal, Arogya Setu and Umang application for eligible beneficiaries aged between 18-44 years.
Inaccessible villages being electrified through solar power plants
Villages located in remote and inaccessible areas of Jharkhand are now illuminating with the help of . These are the villages where electrification was not possible through a grid or conventional electrification methods. Ultimately, a total of 7740 UN-electrified households have been electrified with solar stand-alone systems and solar power Plants.
These villages were identified by Jharkhand BijliVitran Nigam Limited where electricity was still inaccessible. It was not feasible to electrify these villages through conventional methods due to inaccessible hills and forests. In such a situation, such villages have been electrified through solar energy.
The State Government aims to electrify every village & town across the state. Due to difficult demography, the conventional power supply was practically not feasible in many villages. In such a situation, the government believes that the RENEWABLE ENERGY project can prove to be a better option as per the local needs. Work is being done to electrify such villages or towns through mini-grid or solar stand-alone Home lighting systems. Under this scheme, the beneficiaries were provided with a solar power supply at a 100 per cent subsidy.
The electrification of such villages is being done through two means. The first is, through a solar stand-alone system. This system is being utilized for the villages with less than 50 houses or where the expansion of the village is in small clusters. Under this, a module of 200-250 watts is being installed in each house with four 9 watts led bulbs, one DC fan, a mobile charging point and a power socket for LED TV. Apart from the above, community buildings or schools are also being electrified through a solar stand-alone system. Also, for every 10 households, a solar street Light is being installed to illuminate streets.
BAU starts spice crops cultivation training to farmers
In a move to provide training about modern agricultural techniques, Scientist and Project Investigator (Spice Crops), Dr Arun Kumar Tiwari visited Silagai village which is birth place of Veer Budhu Bhagat on the instructions of Birsa Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University (BAU) Vice Chancellor (VC), Dr Onkar Nath Singh. Tiwari informed about the spirit of the Vice Chancellor for the spread of modern agricultural techniques in the village.
The Project Investigator, Spice Crop said that the VC, Dr Singh has directed to conduct research and extension program on modern farming for livelihood security of farmers in village Silagai of Veer Budhu Bhagat. He said that horticulture crops especially coriander, fenugreek, carom seeds, turmeric and ginger have great potential in the village by adopting commercial cultivation of spice crops with scientific management, local farmers can get good profit. Seeing the possibility of farming of rural products and spices, he appealed to the present villagers to cooperate in promoting the cultivation of spices in the village.
The villagers talked about the cooperation of the university in the spread of modern agriculture in the village.
About 950 families reside in this village located in Chanho block of Ranchi and about 52 percent of the Population belongs to the Oraon tribe family. Dr. Tiwari went to the village and met and bowed down to the family members of Veer Budhu Bhagat, a skilled warrior of guerrilla warfare and the hero of total rebellion.
New schemes, development projects rain in
On the completion of two years of JMM-Congress-RJD in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren gifted the people of the State with schemes and development projects in the tune of Rs 17,222.02 crore in a glittering anniversary celebration function at the historic Morhabadi Ground of the State Capital.
In a move to give relief to people, especially to those belonging to the lower income group of the State, the CM announced Rs 25 per litre cash back on purchase of petrol for ration card holders of
the State. However, the cash back can be availed upto purchase of 10 litres of petrol every month and the subsidy amount will be transferred to the beneficiarys bank account through DBT.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced to implement the Students Credit Card scheme and said that soon they would get the benefit of this scheme. Lack of Money will never become a hindrance to them for their Education. He said Jharkhand is a product of the State movement. Many people gave their martyrdom in the movement for this State. Our Government is giving pension to such agitators and their dependents with respect. Now they will get 5 per cent horizontal reservation in Government jobs.
The CM said 100 per cent Scholarship is being given to Scheduled Tribe students for higher education abroad. This year, under this scheme, six students have been selected to study abroad. Now the State Government is also working towards expanding the scope of this scholarship scheme. Promising students of other classes will also be linked to the scholarship scheme for higher education abroad.
The CM said there has been a demand for the implementation of Old Pension Scheme for a long time by the employees of the State Government. The Government is considering their demand and a legal decision will be taken soon.
Govt providing plants at Rs 5 to Rs 15 to boost horticulture
In a bid to boost in Jharkhand, the State Government is giving saplings to the people from its nursery at the lowest rate. The Department of Forest, Environment and Climate-change”>Climate Change, Jharkhand has issued information that Plants of different species have been kept ready for sale in the departmental nursery. The plants are available from Rs 5 to Rs 15.
In nurseries located in Ranchi, Jamshedpur,Seraikela and Deoghar, people can get normal plants for Rs 5 and big plants and Kalmi trees for Rs 15. The real motive behind selling saplings at cheap rates is also to make people aware of planting trees in and around their homes and making the environment healthy.
The state government will provide free text-books to government school students from class 1 to class 12, from the next academic session (year 2022-23) session. The Department of School Education and Literacy has prepared a proposal which will be implemented after the State Cabinet nod. A senior education department official said, The Department of School Education and Literacy has prepared a proposal for provision of free textbooks to government school students upto class 12. The system will be implemented after getting approval from the Cabinet.
At present, the provides free text-books to all the students (boys and girls) studying in government schools from class I to VIII under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. In this, 60 per cent of the amount is borne by the centre, while the rest 40 per cent of the expenditure is borne by the State. The State government from its budget also provides free text-books to all the girl students of class 9 to 12 studying in government schools.
The State government has decided to provide free text-books to the students of class 9th and 10th in the current financial year. After getting approval from the cabinet, students of class XI and XII will also be able to get free text-books from the year 2022-23 session.
The state government will bear 100 per cent of the additional expenditure on this.
CCL inks deal with PSU to set up nine eco-parks in Jharkhand
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a Jharkhand-based subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a public sector enterprise,WAPCOS Ltd.
The parks covering an area of 126.47 hectares will be developed in Bokaro, Chatra, andHazaribagdistricts at a cost of around Rs 63 crore.
The development of the eco-parks will envisage a sustainable ecosystem by adopting suitable measures like honey bee farming, fish farming, Food Processing plant and others with a goal for revenue generation to meet the maintenance expenditure.
The period of engagement of WAPCOS Ltd is for six years, including one year for development and subsequent five years for maintenance.
Through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, not only people are being given houses, but efforts are also being made to empower the poor and deprived families by giving benefits of various schemes of the government, said by Director, Directorate of Urban Development, Vijaya Jadhav, , in a dialogue programme on housing here on Tuesday.
Jadhav said that before the Amrit Mahotsav organised to commemorate 75 years of independence, one has to directly communicate with the beneficiaries about the implementation of various schemes of the government and be aware of their views. Along with this, they have to be linked with welfare schemes. She said that Women are also being provided co-ownership under PM Awas Yojana, so that they can be given their due. Giving information about the objective of the Samvad programme on Awas, she said that the objective of the programme is to provide a platform to such people, who are underprivileged and who are playing their role indirectly in the PM scheme.
Giving information about the urban housing scheme, she said that it has a total of four components. Of them, three components are being worked on in the State. So far 1.57 lakh houses have been sanctioned. Out of this, 77,000 houses have been completed. The construction of 50,000 houses is going on at a fast pace. She said that 46,000 landless people have been given houses. And, the government has identified the slum area and approval has been given for 15, 817 houses in such areas.
expert Gurmeet Singh said that work is also being done at the conversion level. Social mobilization has also happened through social audit. There has been awareness among the people about the scheme of the government.
In a bid to empower rural women, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday with HDFC Bank to provide credit linkage to Sakhi Mandals in the State.
Sakhi Mandals in the State will be benefited by coming forward of private sectors lenders for credit linkage to Sakhi Mandals, said Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nancy Sahay, Chief while the signing of MoU with HDFC Bank.
JSLPS under the Department of Rural Development is constantly trying to connect rural Women in the State with credit linkage. HDFC Bank is the first private bank to join the initiative of providing credit linkage to Sakhi Mandals in the State. The representatives of the bank talked about more help under the CSR item for the livelihood of Sakhi Mandals in the State in the coming days.
Under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, , about 2.6 lakh Sakhi Mandals have been formed. Out of these, an amount of Rs 2000 crores has been made available to about 1.5 lakh Sakhi Mandals as credit linkage. This amount has been linked by the Government banks.