Patna: The public contribution to the Minister of Public Chief Assistance (CMRF) has increased almost 52 times in the last 15 years in Bihar because of the special initiatives taken by CM Nitish Kumar.
“The number of around RS29 Crore was accepted at CMRF in the 2006-07 financial year.
Now, this has increased to RS1.502 Crore at TA 2021-22 because of the special initiatives taken by you,” Chanchal Kumar, the main secretary for CM, told him (cm ) During the 21st meeting from the CMRF Supervisory Board on Friday.
Nitish, became his chairman, led the meeting.
“From RS1.502 Crore available at CMRF, RS859 Crore was spent,” Chanchal, member of the Secretary of the Supervisory Board, said.
Then at night, officers IAS Cadre Bihar 1992-Bihar was relieved to join his duties in the central deputation.
“CMRF was founded in 1971 because it helps people in trouble.
The funds fully consist of public contributions and are used primarily to provide immediate assistance to families who were killed in natural disasters such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes and to the victims of the accidents and major riots.
Help from CMRF is also given a portion to meet costs for medical care such as heart surgery, kidney transplantation and cancer treatment, “said an official to TI.
During the meeting, CM was also told that ex Gratia from RS4 Lakh (from CMRF) was paid to the next relatives of each Covid who died in the state.
“So far, 3,704 families like each paid RS4 Lakh.
Total RS141.16 Crore has so far been released from CMRF,” the official said.
“Likewise, the RS100 Crore was paid to those who were stranded in different places during locking.
A total of RS1,000 each was transferred in a bank account of 21 lakh people from Bihar from CMRF during locking,” the official said.
The Supervisory Board approved the CM secretary nomination proposal, Anupam Kumar, as a new member – Council secretary, at the Chanchal.
Deputy CM Renu Devi, Head of Secretary of Amir Subhani, DGP Singhal SK, Additional Secretary Secretary (Education) Sanjay Kumar, Head of the Additional Secretary of Siddharth, Secretary of the Head of Pratyaya Amrit and Secretary of the Department of Disaster Management Sanjay Kumar Agarwal also present a meeting through video conferencing .