Banking on welfare schemes, Jharkhand CM Soren seeks to drum up rural support ahead of LS poll
The Hindu
Chief Minister Hemant Soren visits Chappar Toli village in Gumla district to make people aware of his government's welfare measures & lay foundation stone of 105 projects worth ₹402 crore. 6.5 lakh girls benefit from the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana.
Nearly three-fourths of the Jharkhand population lives in villages and he wants to ensure that people are not forced to rush to block or district headquarters to claim benefits of welfare schemes, said Chief Minister Hemant Soren during his government’s outreach programme at Chappar Toli village in Gumla district.
The Chief Minister is on a whirlwind tour of the State, visiting every district to make people aware of his government’s welfare measures under the Apki Yojana, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar programme.
Promising doorstep delivery of services on Tuesday, Mr. Soren also laid the foundation stone of 105 projects worth ₹402 crore and inaugurated 45 schemes worth ₹64 crore.
The Chief Minister seeks to impress on people that his government is being run from villages, a promise Mr. Soren said he made to them when his party — Jharkhand Mukti Morcha — came to power in 2019.
“I had said that our government would be run from villages and panchayats, and not from Delhi. Your government is coming to your doorstep to solve your problems,” he stressed.
Political analysts said Mr. Soren is getting tremendous response as thousands of people gather to listen to him, while he looks to consolidate his position through a slew of village-centric welfare measures ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls next year.
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