THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Daltonganj, March 4: The Jharkhand government’s Women, Child Development and Social Security Department is going to open a big bonanza for all, like pensions to people in the age group 50 to 60, incentive to Poshan Sewika and Sahayeekas, letter of appreciation and honour money to Sewikas and Sahayeekas, selection letters to new Sewikas and Sahayeekas, Savitri Bai Phule Kishori Smridhi Yojna for young girls, Kanya Daan, Vidvah Vivah, disability equipment etc.
Tana Bhagat indoor stadium
Director of the Social Welfare Department Shashi Prakash Jha told this correspondent, “There is going to be a mega programme on March 6 at the Tana Bhagat indoor stadium in Ranchi where Chief Minister Champai Soren will be launching and disbursing pension, incentive money, and also distribute letters of selection and disability equipment.”
Jha said, “Our department and offices in the districts worked hard for it. The response to our special drive for pension in the age group of 50 to 60 was overwhelming. We received 5,68,821 applications. Sorting out this huge bulk for eligibility and sanctioning was equally arduous, but we did it.”
Old age pension to 1.52 lakh persons
The director said, “We have sanctioned 1,52,600 cases of the beneficiaries for pension @ 1000 per month. The chief minister will disburse the pension digitally on March 6.”
Jha said, “The pension will be for February and March. This is the first major social security cover for people in the age group of 50 to 60. This pension’s disbursement will be Rs 30.5 crores for these two months.”
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Malnutrition in Jharkhand
Jharkhand has a little over 44 per cent of malnutrition. According to the director, “Fight for Poshan is prioritised. Poshan Abhiyan has to be a top concern. The chief minister will greatly incentivise outstanding Sewikas and Sahayeekas under the Poshan Abhiyan on March 6.”
More and more, the chief minister will give 896 Sewikas and Sahayeekas letters of appreciation and honour money, added the director to further boost capacity building and zeal to work.
Soren will give away letters of selection to 107 newly selected Sewikas and Sahayeekas on March 6.
Girls’ education
The Jharkhand government already had a scheme for girls to education. Still, the government rechristened it to become Savitribai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojna to further connect to girls and their families, taking a cue from Madhya Pradesh where the then chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Ladli Behna Yojna did a poll wonder there in the assembly election.
Jha said the chief minister would give away 59,52,04000 rupees under this Yojna among the girls.
Two thousand five hundred thirty-seven beneficiaries will be covered under the Kanya Daan Yojna on March 6.
Widow’s marriage
There is Vidhvah Vivah Yojna for widow’s marriage, and this department is to disburse 14,00,000 rupees among seven widows.
The director said 48 persons with disabilities will be getting disability equipment from the chief minister.
