Ranchi, Nov 4: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren asserted that the government is committed to bring smiles on the faces of the people living in the last mile.
“The bureaucrats and officials are reaching the remote blocks on motorcycles, cycles, tractors and on foot. They are working to cover you with the schemes of the government by setting up camps there. All this is done to bring smiles on face of people living in the last mile of the state,” sad Hemant Soren addressing a meeting to inspect Apki Yojna, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar program at Palamau on Friday.
He told the villagers to go to the house of public representatives and ask them to go to the place where the camp has been set up and work to connect you with the scheme.
The Chief Minister said that under “Aapki Yojana-Aapki Sarkar-Aapke Dwar”, program will continue not only for one month but also after that. Through such programs, the rural and simple public get rid of the touts.
“There is a fair-like atmosphere. If you are not able to apply related to your problem in any camp, then the next day you can go to the nearest camp and apply for the solution of your problem,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that under the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana, work is being done to connect 9 lakh girls. Under this, 1 lakh 50 thousand girls have been added.
The Chief Minister said that the people of the state are dependent on agriculture. Especially in Palamu, there is always a drought-like situation and this year 226 blocks of 22 districts have been declared drought-hit. He said that work is being done on various irrigation projects by the government.
“Our target is that in the coming years, every single field of the state should have water available for irrigation throughout the year,” said Soren.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 57 schemes costing Rs 23,483.5 lakh. In which 33 important schemes like construction of various roads, construction and repair of lake, construction of health center, check dam, crematorium, hand pump and shed construction, rural water supply scheme and building construction were inaugurated at a total cost of Rs 9,234.428 lakh. At the same time, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of 24 schemes costing a total of Rs 14,249.072 lakh.
Chief Minister distributed a total amount of Rs 1,688.940 lakh among the total 25 beneficiaries.