Project launches, announcements of welfare schemes and Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s speech highlighting the Government's achievements will be part of the mega programme on the occasion of the second anniversary of the JMM led coalition Government in the State.
The Government’s anniversary function to be held at the sprawling Morhabadi ground will showcase the Government's success stories, reflecting on how despite battling the Covid-19 pandemic and a severe financial crunch, the government was able to fulfill the poll promises in its two year in office.
The Chief Minister, on the occasion, will lay the foundation of projects and schemes worth Rs 12,558.50 crore, at the same time he will inaugurate projects and schemes worth Rs 3,195.30 crore.
In a step to make Jharkhand self-reliant in electricity, the Chief Minister will inaugurate Rs 317.05 crore projects of the energy department. The project includes Country’s first 400 KV power grid at Patratu. Beside, Bedo-Patratu Grid, Ratu Grid, Patratu-Ratu transmission line will also be inaugurated. With the inauguration of these projects, the power supply in the area will be uninterrupted.
As the Government focuses on improving the health sector especially in rural areas, the Chief Minister will dedicate more than two dozen public health centres and community health centers to the State. The government at an estimated cost of Rs 113.67 crore has constructed CHC and PHC at Khunti, Dumka, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Ramgarh and other districts.
Projects worth Rs 222.8 crore of Higher Education will also be inaugurated by the Chief Minister on the occasion. The project includes construction of Jamshedpur Women's University at Jamshedpur being built up at an estimated cost of Rs 89.9 crore, similarly, construction for multipurpose examination hall building (Capacity 1,500) at L.B.S.M. College, Jamshedpur will also be inaugurated. Under the road construction department, 27 roads and five bridges being built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,560.61 crore will also be inaugurated by the Chief Minister.
While the Chief Minister will dedicate several projects to the State on completion of two years, foundation for drinking water projects worth Rs 8,428.79 crore will also be made.
The JMM-led coalition government focus is on providing potable drinking water to people across the state.
Sources said that apart from dedicating and laying the foundation stone of different projects and schemes, the state government will also try to highlight reformatory steps taken by the Government such as passing of Sarna religious code in Assembly and awaiting the Centre nod, passing of anti-lynching bill, nod for setting up country second tribal university and various welfare schemes for tribals, backwards.
The chief guest of the function will be Governor Ramesh Bais while representatives from Opposition, including Ranchi Mayor Asha Lakra, Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth, MLA CP Singh and others, are going to attend the function. The Chief Minister Soren on Monday visited Raj Bhavan to invite the Governor for the function.