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  • Let the implementation of welfare schemes be made more effective at the ground level, practical suggestions : Shri Rajesh Tiwari

    A meeting of the task force was held today to give suggestions to the State Planning Commission regarding tribal development, forest and wildlife management and development of minor forest produce areas. In this meeting held at Yojna Bhawan, Nava Raipur, the members of the task force laid special emphasis on the needs of irrigation facilities, housing, ration, health, education, skill development, vocational training, employment-self-employment in the scheduled areas. The members talked about making arrangements for collection, processing and marketing of minor forest produce at the local level. The meeting also discussed the formation of working committees of the task force.

    Chairman of Task Force and Advisor to Chief Minister Rajesh Tiwari said that many welfare schemes are being run by the State Government in the State. A task force has been constituted to make these schemes more effective at the ground level with full quality and to review the schemes and give practical suggestions to the State Planning Commission. He told the members that the geographical conditions of the districts of the state are different. The suggestions which come after studying the lifestyle, customs, culture, traditions of the tribals will be presented to the State Planning Commission.

    In the meeting, Advisor to Chief Minister Vinod Verma said that development action plan should be prepared on the basis of human development report of Bastar-Surguja region. He said that by conducting a survey in remote forest areas, it is necessary to find out how many such villages, where PDS shops, primary health centers and schools are away from 5 kms, there is a need for special action plan to provide benefits of government schemes easily.

    In the meeting, members of the Task Force Shri Ganga Ram Paikra, Professor Virginia Khakha, Dr. Nistar Kujur and Shri Itwari Baiga gave important suggestions. The meeting was virtually attended by Shri Ruchir Garg, Advisor to the Chief Minister and members of the Task Force Shri Shyam Pottavartini and Shri Sushil Chaudhary. Task Force Convenor Shri Sanjay Gaur gave detailed information about the programs and schemes of the Tribal and Scheduled Castes Development Department through a presentation. In the meeting, the officers of the forest department also informed about the departmental plans including wildlife management, collection of minor forest produce, sanctuaries. State Planning Commission member Dr. K. Subramaniam and Member Secretary Mr. Anoop Srivastava along with departmental officers and officers of State Planning Commission were present in the meeting.

  • Madhya Pradesh CM announces welfare schemes for kin of state govt employees who succumbed to Covid-19

    By Express News Service
    BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced twin welfare schemes for the families of the state government employees who succumbed to Covid-19.

    Mukhya Mantri Covid-19 Niyukti Yojana and Mukhya Mantru Covid-19 Vishesh Anugraha Yojana will be launched to take care of the families of those government employees who died of the deadly virus in the line of duty, the CM announced. 

    “The Mukhya Mantri Covid-19 Anukampa Niyukti Yojana which will render compassionate appointment in government jobs to dependants of all such employees who died due to COVID-19 infection, has been implemented for all regular permanent workers, workers on workload and contingency fund, daily wage earners, ad hoc, contractual, collector rate, government servants working as outsourced employees,” Chouhan said.

    “In the event of death of these employees from Covid infection, an eligible member of their family will be given compassionate appointment in the same type of employment under the scheme.”

    Chouhan said that the state government has also decided that in the event of sudden death of any working, regular, permanent workers, daily wage earners, ad hoc, contractual, outsourced, other government servants / employees of the state due to Covid 19, their families will be eligible for an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh as immediate financial assistance.

    In the event of a crisis, this ex-gratia amount will provide support to their families. 

    Anganwadi workers, assistants, ASHA workers, village Kotwars, etc. workers will also be included in this scheme. In the scheme of compassionate appointment, separate plans are also being made for ASHA workers so that the dependants of these families can also get relief and livelihood.

    He added that he Covid-19 Compassionate Appointment Scheme will be implemented with effect from  March 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021. Similarly, the Covid-19 Special Grace Scheme will remain in force from March 30, 2021 to July 31, 2021.

    The CM said that our employees have discharged their duties with full dedication and commitment during Covid crisis. “While we are urging people to stay indoors to stop the chain of infection, these employees are working in the field and carrying out their responsibilities day and night by risking their lives. Due to their efforts, arrangements are running smoothly. Several unfortunate incidents have also occurred. Many of our employees passed away while on duty during Covid-19. It is our responsibility to look after and care for their families.”

  • Kala Jatha Dal delivering welfare schemes of Chhattisgarh Government

    Information about various welfare schemes and programs of the Government of Chhattisgarh is being reached in rural areas, especially in the villages of tribal dominated Bastar division, through folk songs, music, dance and plays by the Kala Jatha Dal. These teams are promoting public welfare and beneficial schemes at weekly hot markets and places of public importance. The information of the schemes is being made accessible to the common people through traditional folk songs-music and dance in the local dialects by trained art groups.

    There is a great eagerness among the people to see and hear the publicity of the schemes through the public breathtaking programs of Kala Jatha parties. Brochures and books published on the schemes and achievements of the state government are also being distributed free of cost by the Public Relations Department by art groups. For the publicity through Kala Jatha Dal, 15 places of seven districts of Bastar division have been selected. Public welfare schemes of the state government are being widely publicized through ten different art groups.