Jharkhand government receives 58 lakh applications for various schemes

“More than 57.52 lakh applications were received during the third leg of the Jharkhand government’s ambitious outreach programme,” an official said on December 30.

“More than 57.52 lakh applications were received during the third leg of the State government’s ambitious outreach programme,” an official said on December 30.

The third phase of Apki Yojana, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar (your scheme, your government at your doorstep) started from November 24 and concluded on December 29.

"A total of 57,52,882 applications have been received from November 24 till December 26. It might increase by a few more thousand as the final figures are yet to come," the official said.

According to a government document released on December 29 during a function to mark the completion of four years of the JMM-led government, 19,63,537 applications have been disposed of while 17,433 have been rejected due to various issues. Around 37.71 lakh applications are pending.

Interestingly, more than 30 lakh applications have been received for the Abua Awas Yojana, a State government housing scheme, during the outreach programme.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren had launched his government’s ambitious housing scheme on November 15 to provide houses to those who were deprived of the benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.