On the occasion of completion of three years of JMM/ Congress alliance government, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday transferred amount of various schemes among the farmers, girls and students of the state directly in their accounts. Chief Minister Drought Relief Scheme compensation amount was sent to the farmers of the drought affected blocks of the state. In the first phase of this scheme, Rs 2,32,36,85,000 was sent through DBT in the bank accounts of 6,63,910 beneficiary farmers. Similarly, under the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana, a girl child studying in class 8 and 9 is given Rs 2,500, a girl child studying in class 10, 11 and 12 is given Rs 5,000 and a girl child aged 18-19 years is given a one-time grant of Rs 20,000. On the occasion, Rs 2,192,991,500 was transferred the account of 5,52,685 girls.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that despite all the difficulties, the government has covered a successful journey of three years, but still a long way has to go.
Moreover, Rs 500 crore was transferred in the account of 25 lakh students. The government also sent funds to the accounts of selected students under pre-matric Scholarship. Under this scheme, Rs 1500 are given to the students of classes one to five for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. At the same time, the total amount of this scheme has now been increased to one lakh rupees. Today, Rs 500 crore was sent to the accounts of 25 lakh such selected students.
The Chief Minister also said that that after 20 years of exploitation and discrimination, changes are now chattering in Jharkhand and the state has moved on the path of development.