chatra chief minister hemant soren on monday rolled out panchayatlevel medicine shop scheme by providing licences to 21 youths to set up generic drugs store the move aims to ensure easy availability of medicines at grassroots level and boost employment he said medicine shops stocked with essential medicines will be opened in every village so that the villagers do not have to go to their respective blocks and districts for medicines the country will be strong only when the state is strong and the state will be strong only when the rural economy becomes strong hence our schemes keep the rural economy at the centre the government is working in the interest of villagers especially farmers and labourers by making them selfreliant increasing their income providing them with better education amenities employment and selfemployment opportunitieshe added on june 15 and 16 i reviewed the schemes besides the lawandorder scenario with the dcs and sps of all districts they have been instructed to implement the schemes properly the interest of the public is the topmost priority of my governmenthe maintained that the process of land acquisition is under way for several projects i want to assure that those affected by land acquisition will be suitably compensated he assuredhe said his government does not believe in sitting in an airconditioned room but is committed to work on the field irrespective of the weather conditions for the betterment of the state and its people efforts are on to provide a better and responsible system so that the vision and schemes of the government reach the last mile sarkar aapke dwar held to solve issues at doorsteps was an initiative in that direction we will again conduct this programme soon he stated meanwhile soren also distributed appointment letters among 11 job aspirants laid foundation stone for 177 projects inaugurated 42 schemes worth around rs 14 crore distributed assets and welfare schemes worth over rs 2 crore among the beneficiaries during his visit to the district deputy commissioner abu imran said those who received appointment letters included chowkidars contractual teachers contractual cashiers computer operators and assistants in different departments