Jhabua Collector Bharsat receives 12 applications at weekly public hearing, orders officials to resolve them

Collector Dr Yogesh Tukaram Bharsat on Tuesday heard problems and complaints from people from different parts of the district at the weekly public hearing held at the district headquarters. A total of 12 applications relating to various departments were received. The Collector told officials of the departments concerned to examine every case and resolve it in accordance with the rules, with sensitivity and within the stipulated time.

Godaria, son of Madhya Singad, and Kanji, son of Madhya Singad, residents of Devgarh Bhamariya gram panchayat in Thandla tehsil, submitted an application saying they have been cultivating government land they occupy for about 30 years but have not received a land lease (patta) to date. They sought a patta. The Collector directed the Thandla tehsildar to examine the matters and take the necessary action as per the rules.

Another application came from Rajesh Kahar, a peon at the veterinary hospital in Rama. He pointed to a discrepancy in his DPF amount and demanded that the DPF deductions be matched against the original register and shown to him. The Collector directed the departmental officer concerned to examine the matter and take the necessary action as per the rules.

Self-employment Day was also observed along with the public hearing. The Collector handed loan sanction letters and demo cheques to beneficiaries of various government self-employment schemes. He spoke to the beneficiaries and asked about their livelihoods and businesses. He also encouraged them to make use of the schemes to start self-employment, expand their businesses and build steady sources of income to become economically self-reliant.

Under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department, the Parivartan Mahila Bachat Samooh received a demo cheque of Rs 10 lakh from the Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) for farming, animal husbandry and a grocery business. The Nirmala Mahila Bachat Samooh was given a demo cheque of Rs 3 lakh for the same activities.

Under the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Self-Employment Scheme, the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Finance and Development Corporation gave Navneet Bhuria a demo cheque of Rs 4.80 lakh for a flour mill and grocery business. Sagar Meena received a demo cheque of Rs 12 lakh for a cement block business. Under the PM SVANidhi scheme, Jhabua Nagar Palika gave Anton Ganawa a loan sanction letter of Rs 15,000 for a vegetable-vending business. In all, loan sanction letters and demo cheques totalling Rs 30.95 lakh were given at the event to 5 beneficiaries and women's self-help groups.

Instructing the officials, Collector Dr Bharsat said the public hearing is an important means of solving ordinary people's problems. He said every application should be examined with sensitivity, seriousness and responsibility and resolved as per the rules. He said people should not have to make needless rounds of offices to get their problems solved. Officials should act promptly on complaints and applications and resolve them satisfactorily within the set time limit.

The Collector also said it is the administration's priority to make sure the benefits of the government's welfare and self-employment schemes reach every eligible beneficiary. He asked officials to implement the schemes effectively, give eligible beneficiaries their benefits on time, and regularly review the applications received at public hearings to ensure satisfactory resolution.

Zila Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Jitendra Singh Chouhan, Additional Collector C.S. Solanki, District Trade and Industry Centre General Manager Pinky Dindor, Lead District Manager Ganesh Kumar Soni, Krishna Rawat of NRLM, representatives of various banks, and district-level officers and employees of the departments concerned were present.