Hemant Soren's Big Announcement On Old-Age Pension In Jharkhand

The Jharkhand chief minister also said 75% of jobs will be reserved for locals in companies that set up offices in the state.

In a slew of major announcements, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has said that his government is reducing the qualifying age for old-age pension from 60 to 50 and that 75% of jobs will be reserved for locals in companies that set up offices in the state.  

Mr Soren said Jharkhand is the poorest state in the country and it struggled with Covid-19 and drought, but there was no chaos in the state government despite that. He claimed that poor states like Jharkhand supplied oxygen to other states and that poor labourers were saved during the pandemic, but two ministers lost their lives.