THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, Dec 5: Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that the work is in full swing to reduce dependency on DVC for power supply in half a dozen districts, including Koderma.
“For this, the work of building new sub-stations, grids, transmission and transmission lines is going on at a fast pace. With their commencement, the state government will be able to supply electricity on its own,” he added.
Soren was addressing a programme organized under the third phase of “Aapki Yojana – Aapki Sarkar – Aapke Dwar” in Koderma today.
Making an indirect attack on PM Narendra Modi, he said, “The bigger the person, the bigger the lie he tells.”
He called upon people to open the blindfold and see the truth instead of getting trapped in false promises. He said, “Our policy and intention are one. We go above and beyond what we promise to the public,” he asserted.
The chief minister pointed out that he was working on a plan to solve the problem of mica workers, locally known as ‘Dhibra pickers. “But some devil persons spread a rumour that mica contains uranium too forcing us to reconsider our plan. We are still waiting for a scientific report on it,” he pointed out.
The chief minister, on this occasion, laid the foundation stone of 194 schemes worth Rs 433 crore, and distributed assets worth about Rs 10 crore among 19033 beneficiaries.
Will eliminate backwardness tag
The chief minister said that it has been 23 years since Jharkhand was formed as a separate state. “This state has entered adolescence. But, despite being rich with many resources during the last two decades, no seriousness was seen towards strengthening this state. Because of this, the state continued to lag. Our government has set a target that by the year 2025, we will end the tag of backwardness associated with Jharkhand and draw a long line of development. Our government is working with full strength to make this state self-reliant.”
Connecting women selling liquor to respectable livelihood
The chief minister said that through the Phulo-Jhano Ashirwad Yojana, women selling liquor are being linked to a respectable livelihood. Earlier, the government used to give Rs 10,000 to women as financial assistance for this, now the government has decided to increase it to Rs 50,000.