Arjun Mahto, a nonmigratory of Chandankiyari successful Bokaro district, was serving successful the Indian Army nether the Agniveer scheme. (Photo: Hemant Soren/X)
Soon aft taking oath arsenic the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand connected Thursday, Hemant Soren handed implicit an assignment missive to the member of Agniveer Arjun Mahto, who was killed successful an brushwood successful Assam’s Silchar connected November 22. He besides presented a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to Mahto’s parent arsenic portion of the authorities government’s ex gratia for the martyr’s family.
Mahto, a nonmigratory of Chandankiyari successful Bokaro district, was serving successful the Indian Army nether the Agniveer scheme.
Soren had antecedently announced a Rs 10 lakh ex gratia and a authorities occupation for the adjacent of kin of Agniveer soldiers from Jharkhand who suffer their lives during work oregon subject operations.
His furniture approved this connection connected August 29 and a circular successful this respect was issued connected September 9.
This is the 49-year-old JMM leader’s 4th stint arsenic main minister. The JMM-led confederation stormed to victory, securing 56 seats successful the 81-member assembly, portion the BJP-led NDA managed 24 seats.