Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that the Government has resolved that the goals with which it is moving forward, in the next five years, Jharkhand will stand on its feet. There will be no need to take loans or assistance from the World Bank or other organisations or cooperation from the Central Government. Jharkhand itself will be able to fulfill its needs as well as help others, he said.
Addressing a huge gathering of over 3,000 people in a grand function at the historic Morabadi ground on the occasion of the completion of one year of State Government the CM paid tributes to the martyrs and greeted the people of the State. “The internal resources of the State, along with mineral wealth, as well as many other areas including tourism, sports, education, arts and culture, have tremendous potential. All-round development of the state of Jharkhand is possible by using all these capabilities better,” he said.
On this occasion, the CM unveiled the Jharkhand Coffee Table Book and the Emerging Jharkhand logo (logo). Earlier, on reaching the venue, the Chief Minister was given a grand welcome in the traditional way.
The CM said that being a Jharkhandi is his identity. “I am proud to be a Jharkhandi. Government has been formed with your blessings. You have given me a chance to lead, but I am also a normal person like you. Meeting the public's expectations is my first priority. The promises made by our government are being fulfilled,” he said.
Soren, in his speech, detailed the works done by the Government to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and how the Government emerged successful in the fight despite having limited resources. He enlisted the actiosn through which lakhs of migrant labourers were brought back home by buses, trains and flights by the State Government.
The CM said that the government has prepared an action plan to give jobs to the youth. JPSC has been instructed to release calendars for examinations in January. With this, the appointment process will start. He also said that Jharkhand is the first State in the country to give scholarships to its students for higher education abroad. Apart from this, the Government intensified efforts for qualitative improvement in the field of education with five thousand Adarsh Vidyalayas, a CBSE based school in every district.
The CM said that the initiative has been started to strengthen the economy of the State. Resources are being increased. Changes are being made in the tax system to increase revenue. This amount will be used in the welfare schemes of the State, so that the common people can get its benefits. He also said that development of the State is possible only when there will be prosperity in rural areas. For this, an action plan has been prepared in order to increase the income of villagers through the formation of federations in various areas.
Soren gave information about the achievements of the last one year in the ceremony. He said that a few months after the formation of the government, the Corona phase started. But, even in the midst of this epidemic, the Government started many schemes and programmes for the people. Many schemes for farmers, labourers and cattle rearing people started with the introduction of three new schemes under MGNREGA. On this occasion, the CM inaugurated various schemes of various departments, launched several services and distributed assets among the beneficiaries.On this occasion, Minister of Labour, Planning and Training Department Satyanand Bhokta said in his welcome address that under the leadership of CM Hemant Soren, the State is developing at a rapid pace in every field. Due to the will of the Chief Minister, during the crisis of Corona Jharkhand became the first State to bring back migrant labourers by bus, train and airplane. He said that under the leadership of Soren, during the Corona crisis, not only the work of bringing the migrant labourers home was done, but also the provision of three time meals to the poor and needy was done.
Ministers Rameshwar Owan, Badal, Satyanand Bhokta, Former CM Shibu Soren, Former Union Minister RPN Singh, many MPs and MLAs, Kalpana Soren, wife of CM Hemant Soren and Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh and many senior officials were present on the occasion.