J’khand CM disburses Rs 43.85 cr to 2.04 lakh beneficiaries under welfare schemes

Ranchi, Mar 6( PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday  expended Rs43.85 crore to2.04 lakh heirs under  colorful  weal schemes, including an old- age pension programme. 

  The CM transferred Rs31.64 crore directly to the bank accounts of1.58 lakh heirs under the old- age pension scheme, while around 3,000 people under the' Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana'  entered a total  quantum of Rs 8 crore.  At least 4,500 girls under the' Savitribai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana' also advantaged through direct transfer of cash dole.  

 The state government has  lately revised the eligibility criterion by reducing the age limit to 50 times from 60 for pensions for women and people belonging to Scheduled Tribe( ST) and slated estate( SC) communities.  In a  shot to  give the benefit of pension to people above 50 times, the Jharkhand government launched a special  crusade from February 20 to February 23.   During the  crusade, over5.68 lakh  operations were submitted, and of which, were shortlisted for the pension benefit.  " As  numerous as heirs were given Rs31.64 crore as pension for February and March," an functionary said.

   Addressing the heirs at Harivansh Tana Bhagat Inner Stadium in Ranchi, Soren said the  profitable condition of  pastoral people in Jharkhand is"  veritably poor".  “ The situation of women, tribals and Dalits is more pathetic. Former chief minister Hemant Soren was concerned about their situation and started the universal pension scheme. He also decided to reduce the age limit for the scheme for women, ST and SC people, ” the CM said.   He  indicted the BJP of" doing nothing for the tribals, Dalits, backward and poor people" in the state, though the saffron party ruled Jharkhand for  utmost of the times since the state was sculpted out of Bihar in 2000.  

 “ The  former double- machine government took the state’s development to the bottom, ” the chief minister  contended.   The term" double machine" is used by BJP leaders to  relate to the party being in power at the Centre as well as in a state.   In a  shot to enhance the  quality of widows, the state government has  enforced a widow remarriage  creation scheme, under which Rs 2 lakh is provisioned to marry a widow.   On Wednesday, seven heirs were given Rs 14 lakh, the functionary said.   Under a family benefit scheme, as  numerous as 736 heirs, who are below the poverty line, were given Rs1.47 crore in cash, he added. 

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