Ranchi, Feb. 20 -- Chief Minister CHmapai Soren today handed over approval letters to a total of 28 thousand 295 beneficiaries of Abua Awas Yojna and transferred Rs 84 crore 88 lakh 50 thousand as the first installment to their bank accounts through DBT in Hazaribag. These include 11648 beneficiaries from Hazaribagh, 4236 from Ramgarh, 7820 from Chatra and 4591 from Koderma.

Addressing people on the occasion in Hazaribag, the CM said that food, clothing and shelter are the basic needs of everyone. The government is determined to ensure that no person in the state will be deprived of this. He said that today every elderly, widow and disabled person is getting pension. Providing free food grains to more than 20 lakh beneficiaries through gre...