Lift Jharkhand above poverty line: CM to 252 civil servants

Ranchi, July 8: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday urged the 252 newly-appointed officers of various state services to take a resolution for taking Jharkhand above the below poverty line (BPL) category. He gave the clarion call while distributing \appointment letters among them at Dr Ram Dayal Munda Kala Bhawan in Khelgaon.

“Some of us hail from middle class but the entire state is backward. It is under the BPL category. So, today is the day when you all should take a resolution to take it above the BPL category. This is a challenge for you,” Soren said.

The CM asked the officers to take care of Jharkhand while promising that he will take their care.

Soren said that out of the total 252 officers, as many as 32 come from BPL and asked all to take inspiration from them who created possibilities in the face of challenges.

 All the 252 officers were recruited on the recommendations of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), which organised the competitive examination for recruitment.

Soren asked the newly recruited officers to learn skills to handle public representatives cautiously as it may become a challenge for them someday. Elaborating on the challenge, he said people representatives get the work done by their verbal order or request and officers are expected to follow their instructions.

The CM also counted the achievements of his government saying it formulated the JPSC recruitment rule, appointed staff in the Forensic Science Laboratory, reduced the fee for filling JPSC form, paved the path for the declaration of JPSC result in 250 days unlike the previous practice of its release in 1000 days, ensured the participation of four times more candidate for JPSC examination.

Among those present on the occasion included his cabinet colleague Badal Patralekh, Satyanand Bhokta, and Jagannath Mahto besides chief secretary in-charge A K Singh, DGP Neeraj Sinha besides other bureaucrats.