Jharkhand to weed out hunger, corruption, fear: Hemant Soren , CM

RANCHI: Jharkhand government was planning to develop the state in such a way that it would be free from fear, hunger, corruption, extremism and terrorism, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said today.

Outlining his government's achievements and priorities while unfurling the tri-colour to mark the 65th Republic Day here, he said four lakh youths were being imparted skill training to make them eligible for several kinds of jobs.

Giving the villagers employment under MG-NREGA worth Rs 600 crore this year, he said about 43,000 developmental projects were completed under the schemes.

The chief minister highlighted the government's helping hand to the student community by citing the policies of making available free books, uniform and midday meals to the students at the primary level and waiving off the registration and examination fees at the matriculation and intermediate levels.

To bring the poor into the mainstream of development, he said his government had adopted several schemes during his short tenure of six months.

Announcing that 30 inmates of various jails would be freed today under a special initiative, Soren said legal help was being provided to poor and tribal inmates, who were in jails for petty crimes, to free them as their absence had disrupted the lives of their families.

To help rickshaw pullers save their money, he said under a scheme a rickshaw puller desiring to own a rickshaw would get 90 per cent financial assistance from the government.

The government has also started giving dhoti and sari, each at Rupees ten, to BPL families every six months, he said.

He also spoke about the other initiatives like insurance cover, expansion of roads, computerization, Indira Awas, technical education, minority education, sports, health and other schemes to make an environment of stability, peace and progress in the state.