Jharkhand CM accuses Centre of not clearing Rs 1.36 lakh Cr pending dues of Coal PSUs

Inaugurates and lays foundation of projects worth Rs 512.14 Cr in Dhanbad

Ranchi, July 4: Chief Minister Hemant Soren accused the Central government of step-motherly treatment and blamed it for problems facing in mining hub like Dhanbad.

Soren said that Central Government is sitting on the pending dues of Rs 1.36 lakh crore rupees for mining done by Coal sector PSUs in the state.

Addressing a function organized at Golf Ground in Dhanbad on Monday, Soren who inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of schemes worth 512.14 crores of the district said the central government is not giving the amount of royalty and compensation item to Jharkhand.

“When the state government calculated it, it came to know that Rs 1.36 lakh crore legitimate right of the state are pending with Central government. Had this money been available, the state including Dhanbad would have developed. There would have been no unemployment. People would be happy instead of poverty,” said Soren.

He further said  coal mining has been going on in Dhanbad for more than 100 years. Most of the central government undertakings are also here. Despite this, the people here are not getting the facilities. The problems are increasing. Whenever the rights of Jharkhand are talked about in front of the Centre, the government keeps silence.

The CM said that the state government is working for the overall development of the people despite lack of resources. Plans are being made keeping in mind all the sections. People are also getting the benefit of this.

Earlier Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of 118 schemes worth Rs 350.86 crore and inaugurated 106 schemes worth Rs 161.28 crore.

On this occasion, assets worth Rs 48.911 crore were distributed among 18946 beneficiaries of the district. At the same time, 174 people were given appointment letters under the government job and skill development scheme. The Chief Minister honored the doctors and employees who did better work during the Corona period.

Chief minister also talked about starting Matkuria-Ara Mode flyover construction, road widening work from Govindpur to Mahuda soon.

The Chief Minister said that 80 percent of the people of the state live in villages. But in the last 32 years, there was no one to inform the farmers about farming. Even after 20 years of the formation of the state, no one tried to make the farmers aware of the new technology. After the formation of the coalition government in the state, more than 100 agricultural officers were appointed. 60 lakh additional old age pension and single women pension were provided. The government is also continuously taking out vacancies in government departments, providing funds to ST-SC and minority communities to study abroad. Due to CNT and SPT Act, people were not getting loan from the bank. The government has now started the work of giving loans ranging from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 25 lakh. With this amount people can start their own employment.