We have to decide the journey of development keeping in mind the socio-cultural systems. The people of the State should also get the benefit of Jharkhand's industry, for this work should be done. If the industries set up in the area take care of the villagers there, then the villagers will also be always ready for them. Today appointment letters were given to the local people by ACC Cement Company. Big industries are coming up in this area. The steel industry is in the process of being established. This will also create employment in the area. Now an attempt is being made to redesign everything,” Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said, at the inauguration of various schemes, foundation laying and distribution of assets at Pillai Auditorium in Chaibasa. The CM said that there was lack of employment during the Covid-19 period. “Establishments remained closed. The workers of the state were returning to their villages. Keeping this in mind, the State government has started many schemes in rural areas so that the villagers can get employment. Talking about West Singhbhum, 724 grounds are to be prepared under the Photo Ho Khel scheme, out of which the work of 114 grounds has been completed. The construction work of 420 grounds is in progress. Under the loan waiver of farmers, about 1500 beneficiaries of W Singhbhum have been covered. Work is going on to cover other farmers under this scheme. About Rs 64 crores have been waived off of the farmers under loans. In the coming days, the government will make every effort for the prosperity of the farmers,” he said.
Soren said that Jharkhand is a State full of minerals. “Many roads in the State have gone into National Highways, which are under the Government of India, it takes time to get approval for the construction of these roads. It will be approved as soon as possible. A DPR of Rs 250 crore has been sent for the construction of Chaibasa-Haat Gamharia road. At present, the said road will be repaired at a cost of Rs.3 crore. There is a proposal to build a bypass road in Chaibasa. This too is to be built by NH. The process of land acquisition and compensation has been expedited. Its construction work is likely to start in the year 2021. Express Highway up to Haldia Port Also, there is a proposal to construct bypass in all the districts, which will be completed soon,” he added.
ACC Cement Company is working in West Singhbhum since the year 1946. The land was previously acquired by the company for limestone mining through the government. In the said time, while acquiring land, in addition to compensation, the eligible land owners were given jobs by the company, but some rayyats claimed jobs for the issue related to the old land acquisition. Taking cognizance of the matter, in the light of the claim of the rayyats, the State Government, after talking to the company representatives, Dokatta, Kondova, Rajanka, village Munda, Manki, village representatives, all the matters related to land acquisition were permanently resolved.
It was agreed to give jobs to 45 people in the form of a one-time scheme in all the cases from the time of inception till now and the appointment letter was handed over to the eligible member of the family according to the employment policy of the company.
The joining of all 45 appointments will be given after successful acquisition of F3 Mines and commencement of mining operations. Immediately, the provisional appointment letters were distributed by the company to all 45 persons through the Chief Minister. From the point of view of traffic in Chaibasa, the people of the city, who are facing the problem of daily jam at the railway gate located at JMP Chowk, a prominent place, will now get rid of the jam. The CM inaugurated the 780 meters long 11.5 meters wide railway overbridge on Chaibasa/Hata Main Road, NH 220 to the people of West Singhbhum at a total cost of 43.12 crores in the light of much awaited demand railway overbridge construction.
Pillai Hall was built in 1939. Realizing the need to renovate the 80 year old Pillai Town Hall, on the initiative of the Chief Minister, the work of renovation and modernization under the CSR was done for the people of Chaibasa. On this occasion Minister Joba Manjhi, Singhbhum MP Geeta Koda, Chaibasa MLA Deepak Biruwa, Chakradharpur MLA Sukhram Oraon, Jagarnathpur MLA Sonaram Sinku, DIG West Singhbhum Asim Vikrant Minj, Deputy Commissioner West Singhbhum, Ananya Mittal, Superintendent of Police Ajay Linda and others were present on the occasion.