Raipur, April 24, 2010
The government can get better results if it would regularly monitor the schemes related to the tribals. The views were expressed by the Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Maurice Kujur while he was taking stock of the tribal-related schemes during a high-level meeting that held at Mantralaya on Saturday.
Appreciating the government’s efforts to improve the conditions of tribals, Kujur suggested that it should also consider human aspect while planning the schemes for them. Kujur also took information about the development and rehabilitation policy for tribals.
Chief Secretary P Joy Oommen informed that the government had launched several beneficial schemes for social and economical development of the tribals and the ground staffers were implementing them effectively. The government is also providing rice at Re 1 and Rs 2 to over 37 lakh poor families under Chief Minister Food Security Scheme, he said.
Informing about the problems faced by the government in implementing its schemes in naxal-hit areas, Oommen said in spite of adverse circumstances, efforts were beings made to benefit the common mass. He said the state had distributed over 2.14 lakh pattas to the forest dwellers under Chhattisgarh State Forest Rights Act. Similarly, the government is also providing other basic facilities to the tribal population like health, education, drinking water, etc, he said. Oommen assured the Commission that the government would make optimum use of the budget sanctioned to launch addition schemes for tribals.
He said the government was committed to conduct enumeration for Census 2011 in every part of the state including the remote tribal regions.
The Tribal Development Department’s Secretary RP Mandal informed the NCST that the government had launched various job-oriented schemes for the tribal youths like nursing training, pilot training, air hostess training, etc. Similarly, the government had made special provision for the Primitive Tribal Group (PTG) and they not only get free education, uniform, books, residence and other facilities but they are also being recruited as Shikshakarmis immediately after clearing their Class XIIth examinations, he said.
There are 2516 ashram hostels in the state where over 1.32 lakh students are pursuing their school education, Mandal said. The government also provides computer education to these students and regularly conducting their health check-up.
Documents of road renovation works missing from RMC
Appreciating the government’s efforts to improve the conditions of tribals, Kujur suggested that it should also consider human aspect while planning the schemes for them. Kujur also took information about the development and rehabilitation policy for tribals.
Chief Secretary P Joy Oommen informed that the government had launched several beneficial schemes for social and economical development of the tribals and the ground staffers were implementing them effectively. The government is also providing rice at Re 1 and Rs 2 to over 37 lakh poor families under Chief Minister Food Security Scheme, he said.
Informing about the problems faced by the government in implementing its schemes in naxal-hit areas, Oommen said in spite of adverse circumstances, efforts were beings made to benefit the common mass. He said the state had distributed over 2.14 lakh pattas to the forest dwellers under Chhattisgarh State Forest Rights Act. Similarly, the government is also providing other basic facilities to the tribal population like health, education, drinking water, etc, he said. Oommen assured the Commission that the government would make optimum use of the budget sanctioned to launch addition schemes for tribals.
He said the government was committed to conduct enumeration for Census 2011 in every part of the state including the remote tribal regions.
The Tribal Development Department’s Secretary RP Mandal informed the NCST that the government had launched various job-oriented schemes for the tribal youths like nursing training, pilot training, air hostess training, etc. Similarly, the government had made special provision for the Primitive Tribal Group (PTG) and they not only get free education, uniform, books, residence and other facilities but they are also being recruited as Shikshakarmis immediately after clearing their Class XIIth examinations, he said.
There are 2516 ashram hostels in the state where over 1.32 lakh students are pursuing their school education, Mandal said. The government also provides computer education to these students and regularly conducting their health check-up.
Documents of road renovation works missing from RMC
Cong charges irregularities in road works
Claims files could expose many corrupt officials
Raipur, April 24, 2010
The documents containing details of road renovation works carried out by the RMC in the past ten years are missing. The PCC secretary and spokesperson Rajesh Bissa has alleged that the files could expose many corrupt officials who were involved in irregularities in road renovation works. Bissa informed that the municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Choudhary had himself admitted before the Chief Information Commission (CIC) that the documents were missing.
The CIC has asked Choudhary to take appropriate action against the guilty ones by fixing responsibility for the loss of important documents, to lodge complaint with the policed and to submit an affidavit in this regard to the Commission till June 17, 2010, Bissa said. He informed that the CIC had summoned Choudhary on April 20, 2010 for not providing documents pertaining to road renovation works.
Bissa said he had sought information about the renovation works done by the RMC in the capital’s five roads since 2001 by giving an application in July 2009 under Right to Information Act. The five roads were – from Circuit House to CM House, from OCM chowk to Katora Talab, from Bhagat Singh chowk to Ashoka Tower chowk (Shankar Nagar), from Ashoka Tower to Avanti Bai chowk and from Shastri chowk to Fafadih chowk.
According to contract, the implementing agencies that had constructed these five roads were supposed to do maintenance and renovation works but in past ten years, the RMC had to do the renovation works of all the roads at its own cost, Bissa said.
After eight months of his application, Bissa received information of about only one road from the RMC. The municipal informed him that it had renovated road from Ashoka Tower to Avanti Bai chowk only once in past tem years.
Bissa said he had appealed to CIC which in turn issued notices to Zone Commissioners 2, 3, 4 and 7 by imposing penalty of Rs 5000 each but none replied to the Commission. He demanded that the RMC should promptly file complaint with the police and punish the guilty ones.
The CIC has asked Choudhary to take appropriate action against the guilty ones by fixing responsibility for the loss of important documents, to lodge complaint with the policed and to submit an affidavit in this regard to the Commission till June 17, 2010, Bissa said. He informed that the CIC had summoned Choudhary on April 20, 2010 for not providing documents pertaining to road renovation works.
Bissa said he had sought information about the renovation works done by the RMC in the capital’s five roads since 2001 by giving an application in July 2009 under Right to Information Act. The five roads were – from Circuit House to CM House, from OCM chowk to Katora Talab, from Bhagat Singh chowk to Ashoka Tower chowk (Shankar Nagar), from Ashoka Tower to Avanti Bai chowk and from Shastri chowk to Fafadih chowk.
According to contract, the implementing agencies that had constructed these five roads were supposed to do maintenance and renovation works but in past ten years, the RMC had to do the renovation works of all the roads at its own cost, Bissa said.
After eight months of his application, Bissa received information of about only one road from the RMC. The municipal informed him that it had renovated road from Ashoka Tower to Avanti Bai chowk only once in past tem years.
Bissa said he had appealed to CIC which in turn issued notices to Zone Commissioners 2, 3, 4 and 7 by imposing penalty of Rs 5000 each but none replied to the Commission. He demanded that the RMC should promptly file complaint with the police and punish the guilty ones.
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