Development on the Fast Track in Jharkhand: CM

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday said his government has put development on the fast-track in the state.

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Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Feb 17 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday said his government has put development on the fast-track in the state.

"Four years ago, Jharkhand was known for corruption. Now the discussion about the state is based on developmental projects... Naxalism has been rooted out," Das said here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, who represents the Lok Sabha from Hazaribagh, said in the last four-and-a-half years, Rs 25,000 crore worth developmental projects have been initiated in the district alone.

Earlier in the day, Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of a slew of projects in the health, education, water supply and sanitation sectors worth over Rs 3,306 crore in Jharkhand.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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