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New strategy on anvil for SC/ST welfare
Staff Reporter | Bhopal
With a view to bring welfare schemes of schedule caste and schedule tribes within the reach, new dimensions would be added to it. To begin with, efforts are being undertaken by strengthening the field staffs, which are considered roots of any scheme.
For disposing of cases of employees and teachers of various levels pertaining to appointments, postings, promotions etc a deadline was set on Tuesday. Departmental Minister Jagannath Singh and Minister of State Hari Shankar Khatik have exhorted both these departments' field staff to gird up their loans for educational and economic welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
Madhya Pradesh has taken a giant leap in the implementation of Forest Rights Act and there is need to maintain the momentum. A two-day brainstorming session got underway in the light of above facts. The initial session took up cases to establishment. For this purpose records pertaining to sanctioned and filled up posts of Class-1, II and III employees were checked. Objections were raised to the delay in preparation of confidential reports of employees.
A deadline was set on Tuesday for direct recruitment of employees of various levels and instructions were issued to start the process immediately and complete the task by June 30. Field staff have been given time from June 30 to July 15 to complete their works. Minister Shri Jagannath Singh instructed district officers to implement muster roll since many posts at this level are also to be filled.
SC, ST Welfare Minister Jagannath Singh made it clear to department's officers to ensure that the number of school dropouts comes down to zero. He stressed the need for a special cell so that the schemes for welfare these classes can be galvanised. Minister of State Khatik said that the efforts to improve economic and social status of reserved classes should be further intensified.
Department's Principal Secretary OP Rawat said that this two-day session has been organised with a view to meeting with the challenge of keeping pace with changing times. He asked officers to enumerate the problems faced by them without any hesitation so that no aspect remains uncovered in the new strategy.
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