Ranchi, February 21: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday rolled out the JMM-led coalition government’s ambitious ‘Mukhya Mantri Gram Gadi Yojana’ (MMGGY), a rural transport scheme, to facilitate bus services in far flung areas.
The primary objective of the scheme is to establish connectivity between blocks, subdivisions, and district headquarters to ensure that residents of remote villages have access to a convenient transportation system.
The CM kicked-off the scheme during a programme at Ranchi’s Morabadi ground, where he also distributed approval letters and first installments under Abua Awas (Housing) Yojana to the beneficiaries of Ranchi, Gumla and Lohardaga.
“There are villages in remote areas, forests and riversides where there is no road or transport facility. Villagers have to walk 30km to 40km to reach the district headquarters. Now, rural people do not have to suffer. The yojana will facilitate rural people including students, farmers and patients in Jharkhand,” Soren said.
The CM said around 15,000km roads are being constructed in rural areas.
Former chief minister Hemant Soren had approved the scheme in October 2022. However, private operators did not show any interest in the project terming it “non-viable”.
In October last year, the government approved several amendments to attract private operators for implementation of the scheme.
The government has decided to operate 250 vehicles under the scheme in the first phase. The permit, registration and fitness fees have also been reduced to Re 1 to attract operators. On Wednesday, chief minister flagged off 83 vehicles from Ranchi.
Speaking about Abua Awas, the CM said more than 24,000 beneficiaries from Ranchi, Gumla and Lohardaga were given approval letters for the scheme on Wednesday.
An amount of Rs 72.35 crore was transferred as first installment to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
“After three months, we will allot nine lakh houses under the scheme in Jharkhand,” the CM said.
Attacking the opposition in Jharkhand, Soren said, “Out of four years, two years went in Covid pandemic. The government has done lots of work in two years, which is not possible for BJP to do in the next 25 years.”
Chief Minister said that government is making every effort to improve the education system and want that the children of poor, laborers and farmers to get quality education and said that the government is working to upgrade the government schools run in the state as Schools of Excellence and Model Schools.
The Chief Minister said that the previous government had closed 5000 primary schools running in the state, due to which the children of tribal, Dalit, backward, labor and farmer classes living in our remote rural areas were facing a lot of difficulties in getting education.
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