Nitish guarantees allowances, devices for welfare staff | Patna Information

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday introduced a collection of measures to strengthen the position of ‘vikas mitras’ and ‘shiksha sevaks’ in delivering welfare and academic schemes to underprivileged communities within the state.He stated round 10,000 vikas mitras, who work below the Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission and play an important position in extending govt schemes to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, would every be given a one-time allowance of Rs 25,000 for buying tablets. “This will enable them to easily store data of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes and perform other tasks,” the CM stated.

In a publish on X, Nitish additional introduced that the transportation allowance of vikas mitras could be elevated to Rs 2,500 monthly from the prevailing Rs 1,900 whereas their stationery allowance could be raised to Rs 1,500 from Rs 900. “This will provide convenience in their field visits as well as the collection of documents,” he stated.The CM additionally declared that greater than 30,000 shiksha sevaks, together with these working in Talimi Markaz, would obtain Rs 10,000 every to buy smartphones. These staff, he stated, play a “crucial role in providing education to the children of Mahadalit, Dalit, minority and extremely backward classes, as well as in making women literate under the Akshar Anchal scheme.”“It has also also been decided to increase the amount paid for teaching materials from Rs 3,405 to Rs 6,000 per centre annually,” Nitish added.“These decisions will boost the morale of vikas mitras and shiksha sevaks, and they will perform their duties with greater enthusiasm and dedication,” the CM stated.Nitish added that his govt stays dedicated to working for the upliftment of underprivileged sections of society, in keeping with the precept of “development with justice.”