Jharkhand CM Soren ‘gifts’ schemes worth Rs 2 bn to Jamtara

14 Jul 2022 CW Team

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren ‘gifted’ development schemes worth Rs 2 billion to Jamtara district this week, and also distributed assets worth Rs 1 billion. He laid the foundation stones of eight schemes, while seven schemes were inaugurated.

In all, Chief Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of the schemes mentioned on the 90 inscriptions among the people of Jamtara. The Chief Minister reiterated his promise of development. He said that the work which was not done in the last 20 years has been done in the last two years.

He mentioned the universal pension scheme for people above 60 years of age and the pension scheme for widowed women above 18. He said that for the first two years, his government was involved in fighting strongly against Covid pandemic. He said that through the ‘Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ programme, people in the inaccessible areas of the state have got the benefits of the schemes.

Soren also distributed assets on the stage itself. He said that the government will fulfil all the pending demands of Jamtara.

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