CM Suvendu extends 'Jan Kalyan Shivir' till Thursday afternoon citing high turnout

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a strategic extension for the state's ongoing 'Jan Kalyan Shibir' (Public Welfare Camp) initiative following an overwhelming response from the public. Making the official announcement during his maiden field inspection as Chief Minister at the Falta public outreach camp, Adhikari extended the application deadline by an additional twenty-four hours. Instead of wrapping up on Wednesday evening as originally planned, the citizen assistance camps across the state will now remain fully operational until Thursday afternoon.

The administrative decision to expand the operational window stems directly from the exceptionally high voter and citizen turnout recorded across the local blocks. Visuals from across the state showed massive, winding queues of local residents waiting at designated registration booths to submit their credentials. The Chief Minister emphasized that the primary objective behind the extension is to prevent any deserving citizen from being left out of the state's comprehensive social safety grid due to administrative rush or short timelines.

During his active ground review, the Chief Minister confirmed that these centralized camps are simultaneously processing applications for fifty-four distinct public welfare initiatives. Major central and state-backed programs—including the health coverage plan Ayushman Bharat, the food security initiative Annapurna Yojana, and the solar energy project PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana—are being bundled at the single-window desks. The direct camp model aims to cut through traditional red tape by matching eligible applicants with their benefits immediately on site.