Members of legislative Assembly of Jharkhand will donate Rs 50 lakh each for the purpose of needy and the poor in their respective constituencies. Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam said that such decision was taken by all MLAs to provide funds from MLALAD funds, which will be used to provide relief to the families in need.

He said that Rs 1000 will be provided to the needy families, who food, clothes and financial help for ailments. “A large number of people in the State are facing financial crisis as many people have lost their livelihood opportunities due to the present crisis.

On the directions of CM Hemant Soren the legislators will dole out Rs 50 lakh from their MLA fund to provide Rs 1000 each to the affected families for three months.

This will be done through the concerned Deputy Commissioner,” he said claiming that over 4.5 lakh families in the State will be benefitted by the initiative. Meanwhile, Food and Civic Supplies Minister, Rameshwar Oraon on Friday said that the State Government is giving two months’ ration to card holders and they also get the rations who have applied for the cards.

Addressing media persons at the party head quarter, JPCC Chief said that the Government has decided that it will keep 2000 packets ready for emergency in every district for the poor, laborers and the helpless.“In every packet, 2 kg of Chuda, half a kg of Jaggery, half a kg of Gram will be kept. Apart from it a total of 5000 similar packets will be prepared for the State Capital.

There is a provision of 1 kg of Pulses by the Government of India, which the State Government will provide to the people of the State. Earlier the State Government used to give 1 kg of Salt, now it will give 2 kg of salt. Till now 377 Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat Yojana Centers are functioning in the entire state,” said Oraon.

Announcing the Government’s future contingency plan JPCC Chief said that the Government has decided to open 360 additional Dal Bhat Yojana Centers across the State. “On the request of the Director General of Police (DGP), the State Government has approved the DGP to open Dal Bhat Grocery shop at all the Police Stations. Dal-Bhat centers will be opened at 600 Police Stations. Considering the continuous shortage of flour, the Government asked all FCI to provide wheat at flour mills at its own rate so that we will be able to provide flour to all the shopkeepers immediately. To stop the black marketing of flour the Government is setting up a flying squad to organize things.

One flying squad will be formed in each District and two in the Block,” he added.Oraon said that farmers who are growing vegetables are facing a lot of trouble, all the Deputy Commissioners are asked to send Trucks in villages to pick vegetable on proper price.

“Another problem that was constantly being heard is that there is a problem of fodder for cattle, so the Government talked to the Bihar Government for getting fodder from there so that there is no shortage of fodder for cattle anywhere,” he added.