Chief Minister Champai Soren laid the foundation stone, inaugurated various schemes worth Rs 383.70 crore and distributed assets among beneficiaries  at the Mega Sports Complex near Dhanbad Airport on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister  distributed assets worth Rs. 6973.99011 lakhs among a total of 23,540 beneficiaries. He also  laid the foundation stone of 167 schemes of various departments, the construction of which will cost Rs. 16,550 lakhs, and inaugurated a total of 166 schemes constructed at a cost of Rs. 14846 lakhs. The district administration had  made extensive arrangements for this program.

Addressing the gathering CM announced loan up to Rs 25 lakhs to unemployed youth with a subsidy of 40%, appointment of 40, 000 assistant  teachers,  excise and police constables in next three months time in Jharkhand. He also announced implementation of  CM Bahan-Beti scheme under which pension would be provided to women in between 25 to fifty years of age and construction of 15 lakh Abua Awas for poor and homeless people of state.He also announced construction of 15,000 km of roads in Jharkhand to ensure better connectivity to rural areas from nearest town besides setting up 325 model school  in state for  providing quality education to poor and meritorious students at nominal cost..

 CM vehemently criticised BJP for its policies that kept Jharkhand a poor state despite being rich in minerals.

The gathering was also addressed by minister Satyanand Bhogta, Badal Patralekh  besides MLAs Poornima N Singh and Mathura Prasad Mahto.

The Chief Minister reached  Dhanbad from Ranchi by helicopter at around 1 pm and after attending this program, he  left  for Ranchi at around 4 pm.

On his arrival he was greeted by Deputy Commissioner Madhavi Mishra and Senior Superintendent of Police HP Janardhanan at Dhanbad air strip besides DIG Bokaro range Surendar Jha and others.