Chief Minister Hemant Soren today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 402 schemes worth Rs 249. 80 Crore during the program “Aapki Yojana, Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar” organized in Simaria block of Chatra. At the same time, assets worth about Rs 221 crore 78 lakh were distributed among 1 lakh 13 thousand 800 beneficiaries of various schemes in the programme.
The CM announced on the occasion that Chatra district will get the gift of bypass road in the new year. The process of its tender execution has been completed. Its foundation stone will be laid in January. In this district, 800 kilometers of rural roads are being built at a cost of Rs 650 crore and 115 kilometers of high-grade roads are being built at a cost of about Rs 225 crore. He said that the government has a special focus on strengthening the infrastructure, because through this the door to development opens. He also inaugurated the Integrated Coaching Centre, Block Computer Center and Mining Skill Training Center for preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC and JPSC.
The CM said that the program “Aapki Yojana – Aapki Sarkar – Aapke Dwar” started from the year 2021, was organized for the second time in the year 2022 and this year this program is going on continuously from 24th November. Even in villages and panchayats where there are no good roads, officials are reaching there with a bundle of schemes. The government is getting a much better response regarding this program. He said that the program will be organized every year in the future and the government will come to you with new schemes, so that it can give the people of this state their rights and entitlements.
Soren said that this is a sensitive government, which always stands with you in your sorrow and pain. Our effort is to solve the problems of each and every person. Based on the number of applications we received in the last two phases through the “Aapki Yojana – Aapki Sarkar – Aapke Dwar” program, we have prioritized the problems and are working to solve them one by one.
The CM said that our government has taken many historic and strong decisions from the perspective of welfare, interest and security of the poor, deprived and needy. Through the Public Pension Scheme, all the elderly, disabled, widows and abandoned people are covered with pension. At the same time, through Abua Awas Yojana, 8 lakh poor people will be given three-room houses. In earlier governments, 11 lakh ration cards were invalidated, our government has issued 20 lakh green ration cards and is giving free grains to the beneficiaries. At the same time, a law has also been made to give 75 per cent jobs to locals in all the companies and institutions running in the state. Under the Mukhyamantri Gram Gaadi Yojana, connectivity between villages and cities is being strengthened. Under this, free transportation facility will be available to the elderly, women students, disabled people and Jharkhand agitators. The Chief Minister said that the government has plans for everyone - tribals, Dalits, backward classes, minorities, farmers, laborers, women, youth. You select the plans you need and take advantage of it. The government tried to make everyone stand on their feet.
He said that the government has a special focus on providing better and quality education to the children of the state. Girls are being linked to Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana, so that financial constraints do not become major in their studies. In order for children to become doctors, engineers and officers after studying, they are being given financial assistance for preparing for competitive exams and doing various courses. Now the government will give Guruji Credit Card to all the children from class 10th to 12th. Under this, they will be given education loan up to Rs 15 lakh. For this they will not have to give any guarantee nor will they have to keep the land as mortgage. The government will become the guarantor for this. Not only this, today every year 50 children from here are getting higher education abroad. For this the government is giving them 100% scholarship.
The CM said that Jharkhand will become a 25 year young state in the year 2025. Our government is continuously taking steps to strengthen this state. Our aim in the next two years is to make Jharkhand so powerful that it can be counted among the leading states of the country on its own. First of all, we are moving towards strengthening the rural economy, because the state cannot be strengthened without strengthening the villages.
On this occasion, Minister Satyanand Bhokta and Badal, MLA Amba Prasad, Jharkhand State Coordination Committee member Fagu Besra, Secretary to the Chief Minister Vinay Kumar Choubey and other officials including the District Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police were present.