Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday inaugurated water conservation week and rural LED streetlight scheme alongwith laying foundation for several other development schemes in Kolhan region. He also unveiled 35 health and wellness centres and 250 model anganwadi centres in the area.
Addressing people in a Janchaupal programme in Chakradharpur on Thursday the CM said that people of Kolhan are forced to drink red water, but no one has paid heed to their issues. This will not happen anymore. “Today 1,200 drinking water schemes worth Rs 84 crore are being inaugurated in Chakradharpur. Instructions have been given to complete the projects within three months. All tribal and dalit dominated villages will have drinking water. Five small and medium drinking water schemes will be completed soon and provide drinking water to more than 15,000 people,” he said.
The CM said that the government aims to make all the villages of Jharkhand as model villages. “This is the reason rural Street Light scheme has been started so that villages are also brightened just like cities. Also, schemes are there to make rural roads better.
Roads of your villages will be furnished with paver block. All 32,000 villages will have street lights, drinking water and good roads,” said he.
During the Janchaupal Rita Devi a villager from Gonda village said that government should arrange training for women employment and self dependence. On this the CM said that at Chaibasa and Manoharpur sewing training centre will be opened, where 300 women will get training. He said that in Chakradharpur a centre will be opened for training of shoe making so that women can make shoes used in government schools and earn money for self dependence.
Villagers told the Chief Minister that the road coming to Chainpur village via Chakradharpur-Chaibasa road is in bad condition.
On this, the Chief Minister said in the past, this road has been selected for construction. Road construction will start in July.
The CM said that so far 29 lakh women have been benefited from the Ujjwala scheme in Jharkhand. More 14 lakhs women will be covered by the scheme by December 2019. The Government will also provide first refill free.
Das said that 57 lakh people of the State have been covered under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
The State Government has made an additional budget of Rs 400 crore for the benefit of the people. So far 32 lakh golden cards have been distributed. There is no need to give 30 rupees to receive the Golden Card. The Government will give this card to the people for free.