Ranchi, May 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das who turned 61 on today. East Singhbhum DC Dr. Amitabh Kaushal visited CM�s house in the morning before he left for Ranchi and wished Das on his birthday.
Several central ministers like Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda, Mines and Steel Minister Narendra Singh Tomar also greeted Das, senior officials said here.
Several chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje Sindia, Raman Singh and M L Khattar also wished Das.
The day also marked completion of one year of ‘Jan Samvad Kendra’, a programme introduced by the state government to connect with the people directly and find solutions to their problems.
Chairing the programme, Das, who hails from a ‘mazdoor family’, said this was the first time that he celebrated his birthday, an official release said.
Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Nilkanth Singh Munda, Urban Development Minister C P Singh, Education Minister Neera Yadav, Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh and Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi were among those who greeted him.