Jharkhand Cabinet Decision: More than two dozen welfare and populist schemes were approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by CM Champai Soren.
Jharkhand Cabinet Decision: The state government will provide financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month to poor and needy women between the ages of 21 and 50 in Jharkhand. This assistance will be given under the ‘Chief Minister Mai Kui (Sister-Daughter) Swavalamban Yojana’ and Rs 5,500 crore will be spent on it every year from the government treasury. More than two dozen welfare and populist schemes were approved in the cabinet meeting held on Friday evening under the chairmanship of CM Champai Soren.
Applications will be taken soon by setting up camps
Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel said that to identify the beneficiaries of the Chief Minister Mai Kui (sister-daughter) Swavalamban Yojana, camps will be set up in the state and applications will be taken soon. The assistance amount will be sent directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
200 units of electricity will be available free
The cabinet also approved the proposal to provide free electricity up to 200 units to the people of the state. Till now, people in the state do not have to pay any price for electricity up to 125 units.
Treatment of diseases up to Rs 15 lakh
The cabinet has also approved the Chief Minister Abua Health Scheme, under which people deprived of Ayushman Card will be given assistance up to Rs 15 lakh on the basis of ration card for the treatment of serious diseases. 33.44 lakh families will be benefited from this scheme.
Other major decisions of the cabinet
The government will now provide assistance of Rs 60 lakh to the families of policemen who are martyred during duty in Jharkhand. If they are injured during an encounter, the government will bear the cost of their treatment and air ambulance.
According to another important decision, the government will provide assistance of Rs 25,000 to candidates doing PhD to promote research work in universities.
