Photo: IPRD, Jharkhand
Chief Secretary Dr. DK Tiwari has directed the secretaries of all departments to focus on matters related to the general public like Panchayati Raj, pension, scholarship, water, electricity, street light etc. Also for monitoring the implementation of the tasks, weekly and monthly meeting should be done. He said that due to the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha elections our work days will be reduced. In this position, all departments will work with fixing their priority. Prioritize Top Five or Top Ten and before the end of the Code of Conduct, prepare a complete plan for implementation. He directed that the meeting of the planning confirmation committee will be held from 27 to 31 May. Preparations for the implementation of the plans of all the departments will be reviewed. He was reviewing the preparatory work for the Chief Minister's 109 declarations in the 2019-20 budget speech with secretaries of all departments at Project Building Secretariat.
The Chief Secretary instructed all the secretaries to make a brief booklet on the achievements of their respective departments. Give the booklet along with bouquet to representatives of the Government of India coming to the state and other delegations. With this the message of positive work and progress of the state will spread. The Chief Secretary instructed that all officers must go to the field twice a month. Review on the spot. Solve problem if any and give instructions to juniors. He said that meetings are important but working in the field is more important. He instructed to reward good personnel in districts, sub-division and in block level. Implement it first at the block level. Emphasizing the use of vacant buildings instead of building new, directed that all the departments identify their useful and useless buildings and prepare the database.
Prior to that, all the departments informed about their preparations and priorities through the presentation. The Chief Secretary directed the concerned department to give appointment letters to the successful teacher candidates after code of conduct. The tourism department was instructed to organize yearly festival with musical bands of the state. State can become top in the country in five years. Also, the local talent will also get a chance to emerge. Directing the Transport Department to prepare a skilled driver under the scheme of the Institute of Driving Training and Research, he said that every year about one thousand drivers have opportunities to work in Dubai on a good package. Chief Secretary directed that on the lines of Karnataka and Delhi make solar panels mandatory for geyser in Jharkhand. Ensure it while passing the map. He instructed the Forest Department to focus on greening urban areas along with rural areas. In the Jaipal Singh Stadium of Ranchi, he instructed to develop a green area and park without any construction and also appealed that all the IAS officers should plant tree this year. In the forest area, he also directed to promote eco-tourism.