Overview

• Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s coalition approved on July 24 the rebranding of 140 Atal Mohalla Clinics as Mother Teresa Advanced Health Clinics
• The cabinet endorsed the Jharkhand State University Bill, 2025, to establish a unified legal framework for all state universities
• Revisions to recruitment rules include fee exemptions for past applicants, relaxation of age limits and creation of 4,339 Urdu assistant teacher posts
• Atal Mohalla Clinics were launched in August 2019 by former CM Raghubar Das to offer free primary healthcare, medicines and basic lab tests in urban slums
• BJP leaders condemned the renaming as an insult to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying it disrespects his legacy and role in Jharkhand’s formation