Every panchayat to get generic medicine shops: Jharkhand CM

Hemant lays foundation stones of projects worth Rs 61 Cr

Ranchi, January 5: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren laid the foundation stone of schemes worth Rs 61 crore 25 lakh, handed over appointment letters at a function in Dharampur in Sahibganj on Thursday.

“It is the resolution of the government to increase the socio-economic-educational and intellectual capacity of the villagers. We are moving forward with the aim of reaching the doorsteps of those for whom these schemes are meant. The schemes will not be confined to papers and files. The plans are being put on the ground. The government is keeping a close watch on the implementation of these schemes, so that every needy and poor can get its benefit,” said Soren at the function.

The Chief Minister said that thousands of camps were organized across the state under the Aapki Yojna Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme. Through these camps, problems of lakhs of people were solved and schemes were linked. Camps will be organized again so that those who are deprived, we can give them their rights and entitlements.

The Chief Minister said that amid all the challenges, the government has taken a resolution to free the rural areas from the curse of backwardness.

The Chief Minister said that the government is making efforts to make the villagers financially capable and self-reliant. In this episode, many schemes like Mukhyamantri Pashudhan Vikas Yojana, Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, Didi Bari Yojana and Chief Minister Employment Generation Scheme have been started.

The Chief Minister said that it is the effort of our government to provide employment to the people in the village itself so that they do not migrate. He said that the government has made many schemes for the workers. To take advantage of these schemes, they must register on the portal of the Labor Department. He said that laborers are being provided work according to their skills. Apart from this, there is also a provision for pension for workers, scholarship scheme for the education of their children. Apart from this, if the worker dies in an accident, then there is a provision to provide financial assistance to his dependents from the government.

The Chief Minister said that the government is going to make arrangements soon so that there is no shortage of medicines in the rural areas. Now there will be provision of generic medicines in every village. For this, the educated youth of the village will be allowed to open a medicine shop.

Chief Minister distributed assets among the beneficiaries of various schemes like Universal Pension Scheme, Chief Minister Pashudhan Vikas Yojana, Chief Minister Employment Generation Scheme, Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, Sona-Sobaran Dhoti Saree Yojana and Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana.