Overview
- Addressing the inter-state Kartik Jatra in Gumla on December 30, she spoke at a large cultural gathering with participants from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha alongside senior state and central leaders.
- She called education the key to development that refines individuals and advances inclusive growth and social justice for tribal communities.
- Urging educated people to stay connected to their villages, she said government schemes succeed only when citizens are informed and help others access benefits.
- She highlighted ongoing initiatives including Eklavya Model Residential Schools, the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, PM-JANMAN and the Tribal Sub-Plan aimed at delivering basic amenities in mission mode.
- On a tribal university for Gumla, she said she would make efforts and voiced hope the state government would act, with no new policy details or timeline announced.