FOR BIHAR IAS officer Mihir Kumar Singh, his father’s is the final phrase – actually.
The previous Panchayati Raj Further Chief Secretary has landed the state authorities in a spot by recommending 36 books written by his father Jagdish Prasad Singh for panchayat libraries throughout the state. Solely ‘Rashtrakavi’ Ramdhari Singh Dinkar has extra books, 47, within the listing cleared by the Further Chief Secretary.
A letter issued in June this yr, by Kalpana Kumari, Beneath Secretary of the Bihar Panchayati Raj Division, to Panchayati Raj officers of all districts, cleared the listing that contained suggestions for 303 books in all for libraries at 8,053 panchayats throughout the state.
A Panchayati Raj Division official stated that the books had been but to be bought. “It was about to be executed, however because the minister has now known as for a overview of the guide listing, it has been placed on maintain.”
Prasad, who retired as professor of English at a Gaya faculty and died earlier this yr, was awarded a Padma Shri in 2013 for his “contribution to the sphere of schooling”. In contrast to different authors, none of his books within the listing – all in Hindi – has gained an award.
Although the guide listing order was issued formally by the Beneath Secretary, the file was lastly accredited by Mihir Singh because the division head. In-charge of the Panchayati Raj Division until August, Singh is now Further Chief Secretary, Street Building Division.
Singh didn’t reply to calls or textual content messages by The Indian Categorical.
Left red-faced over the problem, the ruling JD(U) has known as for cancellation of the listing. Its chief spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar known as it “blatant misuse of energy by IAS officer Mihir Kumar Singh”. “The listing must be reworked instantly and any buy of books by Jagdish Prasad Singh must be stopped instantly,” Kumar stated.
Panchayati Raj Minister Kedar Prasad Gupta stated: “The matter has come to my discover. We’ll overview it and the acquisition committee could have a critical take a look at the listing and rework it with consultants’ recommendation.”
Different authors with books within the listing – although far fewer – embrace Rabindranath Tagore, ‘Maithil Kavi Kovil’ Vidyapati, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’, Fanishwar Nath Renu, Jaishankar Prasad, Mahadevi Verma, Nagarjun, Rahul Sankrityayan, Rambriksh Benipuri, Gopal Singh Nepali, Janki Ballabh Shastri, Nirmal Verma, Bhagwati Charan Verma, Amritlal Nagar, Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Shrilal Shukla, Amrita Pritam, Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Usha Kiran Khan, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Mrinal Pande, and others.
The libraries had been to be opened in panchayats as per a advice by the fifteenth Finance Fee in 2020-21.
The letter issued by the Panchayati Raj Division on June 14, seen by The Indian Categorical, issued instructions for buy of the 303-book listing cleared by Mihir Singh, including: “Every panchayat can spend as much as Rs 2 lakh in a yr for buy of books. A library should buy 50 per cent books in Hindi literature written by Bihar litterateurs, 40 per cent books by different well-known writers of the nation, and 10 per cent by writers in different languages,” stated the letter.
The letter stated that the division would launch a second listing of books on science, social science, basic information and aggressive examinations.
Other than Jagdish Prasad’s books and Dinkar’s works, the others with substantial books within the really helpful listing embrace 17 by Ballabh Shastri; 15 by Sankrityayan; 14 by Raja Radhikaraman Prasad Singh; 13 by Benipuri; 11 by Renu; seven by Vidyapati; six by Gopal Nepali; and 5 by Shivpujan Sahay. In addition to, 9 English novels and different fictions determine within the listing.
Jagdish Prasad’s books which determine within the listing embrace Nat Narayan, Bhagirathi, Mrigtrishna, Amavas Ki Raat, Indradhanush, Vijay Parv, Swapna Dansh, Godhuli, Ganga Snan and Shankhnaad.
Questions have additionally been raised concerning the notable writers of Bihar stored out of the listing, akin to Alok Dhanwa, Arun Kamal (the one Sahitya Akademi winner in Hindi from Bihar), and Anamika.
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