Hemant Soren giving appointment letter to martyr Agniveer’s brother
Hemant Soren has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the fourth time and has started working as soon as he assumes the post of CM. He took oath as CM at 4 pm on Thursday and then announced that from December, Rs 2,500 will be deposited every month in the bank account of each female beneficiary under the Mainiyan Samman Yojana. Currently the government provides financial assistance of Rs 1,000 to women in the age group of 18-50 under this scheme. Apart from this, he also handed over the appointment letter to the brother of Agniveer who lost his life in an encounter.
“We had already decided that financial assistance of Rs 2,500 will be provided to each woman beneficiary under the scheme from December,” Soren told reporters after the first meeting of his government’s cabinet. Now this amount will be deposited in the bank accounts of women beneficiaries every month from December.” Although the Chief Minister said that this decision was taken in the ‘Cabinet meeting’, but no minister took oath during the day. Later, a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat also said that this decision was taken in the cabinet meeting.
The scheme was started in August this year
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led government had launched the scheme in August this year, benefitting more than 50 lakh women in the state. According to election analysts, Mainiyan Samman Yojana played an important role in ensuring the victory of ‘India’ alliance in the recently held Jharkhand Assembly elections. The Cabinet approved the formation of an all-party delegation to study the condition of the tribal groups of Jharkhand origin working in the tea gardens of Assam and the facilities to be provided to them in future. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma had repeatedly raised the issue of the “plight” of Jharkhand’s tribal community due to alleged large-scale infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh. Sharma was BJP’s election co-in-charge for Jharkhand.
Tax will increase in mining sector
Briefing the media about the decisions of his first cabinet meeting, Soren said, “The tribes of Jharkhand are being marginalized in Assam. A large number of natives of Jharkhand are living there. We have decided that an all-party delegation will study the ground situation there. The delegation will submit its report to the Jharkhand government.” The Cabinet also approved the proposal to set up a special cell in the Finance Department to find new sources to increase the state’s revenue and increase the old taxes applicable in the mining sector.
Hemant Soren becomes CM of Jharkhand for the fourth time
The Hemant Soren-led Cabinet also decided to review the future examination process for police recruitment and directed JPSC, JSSC and other authorities to publish an examination calendar before January 2025 for appointment to all vacant posts. Hemant Soren took oath as the 14th Chief Minister of the state at a grand ceremony here on Thursday. On this occasion, many leaders of ‘India’ (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) alliance including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were present. JMM leader Hemant Soren (49) has become the Chief Minister of the state for the record fourth time. The JMM-led alliance maintained its majority by securing 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got 24 seats.
Appointment letter handed over to brother of Agniveer who lost his life in the encounter
Soon after taking oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren handed over the appointment letter to the brother of Agniveer Arjun Mahato, who lost his life in an encounter on November 22 in Silchar, Assam. Along with this, Soren also handed over a check of Rs 10 lakh to Mahato’s mother Hulasi Devi as part of the ex-gratia amount given by the state government to the family of Agniveer Arjun Mahato. Arjun Mahato, a resident of Chandankiyari in Bokaro district, was serving in the Indian Army under the Agniveer scheme. Soren said his government had already decided to give an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh and a government job to the next of kin of Agniveer soldiers from Jharkhand who lost their lives in the line of duty or military operations.
Appointment to fourth class post in Collectorate
“As per our commitment, we have provided an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh to the family of martyr Agniveer Arjun Mahato,” Soren told reporters at the state secretariat. Appointment letter has also been handed over to his brother Balram Mahato, who has been appointed to the post of Class IV in Bokaro Collectorate.” He assured that Mahato’s family will get the benefits of various welfare schemes of the government. He said, “Our government had already taken a policy decision to provide ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh and a government job to a dependent of martyr Agniveer.” The previous state cabinet had approved this proposal on August 29 and in this regard A circular was issued on September 9. (Input- PTI language)