J'khand govt outreach programme generates 552K applications in 3 days
Over 5.52 lakh applications were generated in the first three days of the Jharkhand government's flagship outreach programme, an official said on Tuesday.
Aimed at taking welfare schemes to the doorstep of people, the JMM-led government started the fourth leg of 'Aapki Yojana, Aapki Sarkar, Aapke Dwar' (your scheme, your government at your doorstep) on August 30.
As of September 2, as many as 1,224 camps were organised across the state and a total of 5,52,836 applications were generated, according to an official statement.
Of the total, 42,869 applications were disposed of, while 160 applications were rejected, it stated.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren posted on X, "Your scheme, your government at your doorstep is touching a new height every day."
The programme will continue till September 15.
Major demand for state government-sponsored housing scheme --Abua Awas Yojana--is evident in the camps.
Altogether 2,93,657 applications were received for the scheme till Monday, wh