Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launches Panchayat level Medicine Shop Scheme

Current Context: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched the state government’s ambitious panchayat-level drugs shop scheme, aimed at making essential medicines available in remote areas.

• He inaugurated the scheme in Chatra district by handing over licences to three persons for operating the medicine shops in panchayats.
• A total of 15 people have been selected for licences in the district so far. The CM also laid foundation of 177 projects worth around Rs 364 crore for Chatra district. He inaugurated 42 projects to the tune of nearly Rs 14.6 crore on the occasion.

Question:

Q.1 Who launched the panchayat-level drugs shop scheme in Jharkhand?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Mamata Banerjee
c. Hemant Soren
d. Arvind Kejriwal