Hemant Soren Cabinet Renames Atal Mohalla Clinics after Mother Teresa
Ranchi: The Atal Mohalla Clinics have been renamed as Mother Teresa Advanced Health Clinics. The decision was taken during a state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who heads a coalition government of the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance.
“The cabinet approved the proposal of changing the name of the Atal Mohalla Clinic scheme as Mother Teresa Advanced Health Clinic,” Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel said, news agency PTI reported.
Former CM Raghubar Das launched the scheme in August 2019 to address the lack of quality healthcare in urban slums in the state.
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As many as 140 Atal Mohalla Clinics are functioning in the state, providing free and primary healthcare services.
A total of 21 decisions were taken by the cabinet, including approval of the Jharkhand State University Bill, 2025.
“Currently, there are separate acts for different universities in Jharkhand. The proposal is to bring an umbrella Act for all universities, excluding medical and agricultural universities. There is also a proposal to constitute a university service commission for recruitments,” Dadel said, reports PTI.
In view of the month-long Shravani Mela in Deoghar, post-facto approval was granted for the establishment of 28 temporary fair outposts and 19 temporary traffic outposts from July 10 to August 10 by the cabinet.
The cabinet also approved the proposal to cancel the previously published police recruitment advertisements, following the formation of the Joint Recruitment Rules 2025. Approval was also given for exemptions from fee payment for previous applicants in future recruitments, and relaxation in the maximum age limit for all categories of applicants.
The cabinet gave its nod to the proposal for the creation of 4,339 posts for the recruitment of Urdu assistant teachers in primary and middle schools.
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