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Jharkhand Current Affairs 2017 - Jan to July
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www.JharGov.tvTopromotetransparencyingovernanceacrossthestate
ofJharkhand
WebTVLaunchedIndia's first official state web television
the main objective is to provide information to the people of the state about all government schemes.
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UDAN - RegionalConnectivityScheme
KolkatatoJamshedpur(Jharkhand)
UnservedUnderserved
airportsatalltheothermajorcitiesofthestateincludingDhanbad, Dumka, Giridih, Hazaribagh and Palamu
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Hazaribag becamethefirstdistrictinJharkhandtohavebuiltover1lakhapprovedtoiletssinceswachh bharat abhiyaan launchinthestate
Focus on ODF
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The foundation for a textile, apparel and footwear park worth Rs 200 crore was also laid by CM Raghubar Das
Based at Hotwar, Ranchi
This project is being set up by Gurgaon-based Orient Craft Limited (OCL).
Theprojectwillspreadover25acresandgenerate1500jobs
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Mobile app to monitor tiger reserves launched
Successfultrialat PannaTigerReserve
M-STrIPES (MonitoringSystemForTigers-IntensiveProtectionandEcologicalStatus)software-enabledmobileapp
In5statesUttarakhand,UttarPradesh,Jharkhand,TelanganaandAndhraPradesh
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Anti-Romeo drive
TheJharkhandpolicelaunchedamobile-
basedShakti application inRanchiandotherpartsofthestateforwomen
safety
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Theappprovidesdatastorageandreportsgeneratingtoolswithwhichtheinformationfedbyforest
guards/foresters
wouldreachthecontrolroomsetupinthetigerreserveandNational Tiger Conservation Authority,seniorwildlife
officialsandWildlifeinstituteofIndiatigercell.
Liveinformationaboutthesiteswherepatrollingisbeingdoneisalsocaptured
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Budget2017:Arun Jaitley announcedAIIMSinJharkhand,Gujarat
AIIMStobesetupatDevipur inJharkhandsDeoghar district
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Jharkhand becomes first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene
Jharkhand became the first Indian state to join the Centre’s UDAY
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For the first time, CRPF deployed a team of women commandos in anti-Naxal operations in Jharkhand.
The 135 women belonging to the 232 battalion’s Delta company
undertook operations under the close supervision of CRPF’s 133 battalion in Naxal-infested forests on the
outskirts of Ranchi near Khoonti area
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
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31th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2017, Faridabad Haryana
The state of Jharkhand was chosen to be the Theme State for the first time in the History of the fair
The concluding day function was graced by the Governor of Jharkhand, Draupadi Murmu – Guest of
Honour
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NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog
announced its partnership with six states to bring transformative change in Health & Education sectors under its 'Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital
(SATH) ' initiative.
Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka were shortlisted under SATH initiative to transform their health sector.
On the other hand, three states namely - Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha – were selected to transform their education sector under its SATH
initiative.
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4th NationalSummitonGood,ReplicablePracticesandInnovationsinPublicHealthCareSystemswasconductedin
Indore,MP
InauguratedbyLok Sabha speakerSumitra Mahajan.
ShealsodiscussedonNationalHealthPolicy2017andhowtoachieveSDGsinHealth
SDG 3 – GoodHealthandWellBeing
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AwardsGiventoStates/UnionTerritoriesbyHealthMinistryduringthissummit:Category States/UT
Beststatesforout-patientservices Gujarat,PunjabandJharkhand
Averageoutofpocketexpenditureperdeliveryinpublichealthfacility– States
MadhyaPradesh,JharkhandandChhattisgarh
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JHARKHANDbecametheSecondstateinIndiatoswitchtotheJanuary-DecemberfinancialyearfromexistingApril-March
cycle.
Brokea150-yearoldtraditionofadoptingthefinancialyearfromApriltoMarch.
ThispracticeofApril-MarchfinancialyearwasadoptedbytheBritishGovernmentin1867.
MADHYA PARDESH – 1ST state
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Swacch Sarveskshan 2017Gujarat has maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 cleanest, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with
eight.
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Top 50 – Only 1Top 100 – Only 4
41648191102
Chas(Bokaro)Jamshedpur(NAC)GiridihHazaribaghDeogarh
Jharkhand
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Top 50 – Only 1Top 100 – Only 4
109117131144
DhanbadRanchiMango(NAC)Adityapur
Jharkhand
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Last 3 in India
432 - Bagaha – Bihar433 - Bhusawal – Maharashtara
434 - Gonda – Uttar Pradesh
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Jharkhand Tourism Policy 2015-20
Swadesh Darshan scheme – Ministry of Tourism
Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, 100% funding will be done by the central government for strengthening infrastructure, capacity building of staff and locals, finding new avenues to connect people with tourism
activities
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Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, thirteen thematic circuits have been identified, for development namely:
North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife
Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit.
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25%shootingforanyBollywoodfilminJharkhand– Taxfreeticket
“MomentumJharkhand2017”summitheldinRanchion16-17February,thestateattractedinvestmentproposals
worthRs 2,273 crore for the tourism sector alone.
TOURISMFACILITIESAT
Hundru FallsHundru waterfallsislocatedinRanchi
District,Subarnarekha River
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Jonha FallshangingvalleyfallsoverRaru River
Dassam FallsKanchi River,atributaryofSubarnarekhaRiver
Panchghagh FallsRiverBanai.ItislocatedinKhunti district
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WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTPROJECTSHatia Dam
Hatia damislocatedinRanchidistrict.ItisproposedtodevelopaConventionCenterandaResortwithamusementandrecreational
partparkontheidentifiedsiteof8.0acres.
Chandil DamChandil damisoneoftheseidentifiedsiteswhichhavegreat
potentialfortourism.ThedamislocatedinSaraikela Kharsawandistrict.TheJharkhandgovernmentproposestodevelopEco-
TourismInfrastructureatChandil damforcreatinguniquetourismexperienceinthestate,
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Patratu – Worldclasstourismdestination(ProximitytoRanchiandRamgarh)
Getalsud DamGetalsud damislocatedinRanchidistrict
Tilaiya DamTilaiya dam,onthemostpicturesquedamsite,islocatedin
Koderma district
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Kanke DamGonda hillsFishing
PicnicspotNumerouswaterhyacinths
RockGarden
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NetarhatLocatedinLatehar Districtinthestateof
Jharkhand,Netarhat isatown,popularlyknownas‘QueenofChotanagpur’.MagnoliaSunsetPoint
UpperGhagri FallsandtheLowerGhagri Falls.
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Maithon damMaithon isatownlocatedontheJharkhand-WestBengalborder.TheplacestretchesbetweenDhanbad districtinJharkhandand
Burdwan inBengal.
Itisproposedtodevelopthisdamasaneco-tourismdestinationwithtouristhutsandresorts.
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The Jharkhand government will set up a ropeway at Pahari Mandir
ThePahariMandir atRanchiisfamousforthetempleofLordShankara (Shiva)
and develop Ram Rekha Dham (Simdega), AnjanDham (Gumla) and Baba Baidyanath Dham (Deoghar)
under the Swadesh Darshan and Prasad schemes.
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Ministry of Tourism – PRASAD - Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive
and Swadesh Darshan
Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)scheme - Urban Development
Ministry
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PRASAD Scheme was launched in 2014-15 with 12 identified sites namely Ajmer (Rajasthan), Amritsar (Punjab), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dwarka (Gujarat), Gaya (Bihar), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), Kamakhya(Assam), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Puri
(Odisha), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu).
During 2015-16, Patna (Bihar) and in 2016-17, 12 more sites were added in the scheme for development namely Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Badrinath
(Uttarakhand), Belur (West Bengal), Deoghar (Jharkhand), Guruvayur(Kerala), Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Omkareshwar (Madhya
Pradesh), Somnath (Gujarat), Srisailam and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra).
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HRIDAY SCHEMEDeadline
November, 2018
Outlay of INR 500 Croresthe Scheme is being implemented in 12 identified Cities
namely, Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and
Warangal.
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New festival in 2015ITKHORI MAHOTSAV
three-dayfestival
ItistheplacewheremotherofPrinceSiddharth (Gautam Buddha)afterfailinginhereffortstobringbackhissonhomehadsaidIti Khoi(thisis
theplacewhereIlostmyson)andhenceitwasnamedItkhori
Itkhori islocatedinChatra district,40kmfromHazaribagh town,itisjust20kmfromChouparan situatedatNH2.
Theplacewaswell-knownforfamousBhadrakali Temple
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Newfestivalin2016
Bhairav Nath Mahotsav
Thefirsteditionofthethree-dayBhairavnathMahotsav wasconcludedinthetownshipofChandankyari,28kmfromBokaro steelcity
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Newfestivalin2016
Konar Mahotsav –
Hazaribagh Mahotsav inthenewname“KonarMahotsav’’
One week longTourism potential
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New festival in 2016
Ramrekha Mahotsav –Simdega district
Ramrekha Dham
Itissaid,thatLordRamaalongwithSita andbrotherLaxman hadvisitedthisplaceandhadlefthismark(Foot
prints)there.Somearchaeologicalstructureslikeagni kund,charan paduka,sita chulha,gupt gangaetc.showsthat
duringBanwas periodtheyfollowedthispath
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2017
Rajrappa and its Chinnamastika temple would become a major tourist spot in the next couple of
years
Shakti PeethRAMGARH district
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The Seraikela Chhau Mahotsav, Saraikela Kharsawan+
Chaitra Parva, April 9th – 14th 2017
Purulia Chau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chau of Jharkhand, and the Mayurbhanj Chau of Odisha.
November2010,UNESCOhadincludedchhau onitslistof"intangible cultural heritage"
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HindustanCopperLimitedinauguratesIndia’sfirstfacilitytoproducenickelinJharkhand
Hindustan Copper Limited(HCL) has inaugurated the country's first facility to produce nickel, a metal for which the country is completely dependent on
imports.
The new facility, Nickel, Copper and Acid Recovery Plant is located at the company's Indian Copper Complex (ICC) at Ghatshila in Jharkhand.
Poised to be the only unit in India to produce nickel metal of (London Metal Exchange) LME grade
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IndiasignsFinancingAgreementwithWorldBankforUS$63MillionforTejaswini:Socio-EconomicEmpowermentof
AdolescentGirlsandYoungWomenProject.
Theprojectseekstoempowertheadolescentgirlswithbasiclifeskillsandthereafterprovidefurtheropportunitiestoacquiremarketdrivenskill
trainingorcompletionofsecondaryeducation,dependingontheinclinationofthebeneficiary.Theprojectwillbedeliveredin17DistrictsofJharkhand.Theprojecthasthreemaincomponents,(i)Expandingsocial,educationaland
economicopportunities(ii)Intensiveservicedelivery(iii)Statecapacity-buildingandimplementationsupport.About680,000adolescentgirlsandyoungwomenintheprojectDistrictsareexpectedtobenefitfromthe
program.
Theclosingdatefortheprojectis30thJune,2021.
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TheUnionCabinethasapprovedthe12thPlanProposaloftheDARE/ICARPlanScheme.
DepartmentofAgricultureResearchIndiancouncilofAgricultureResearch
§ ThisschemeisfortheestablishmentofIndianAgriculturalResearchInstitute(lARI)– Jharkhand
§ Cost:200.78croreandwillbefullyfundedbyICAR.
§Theprojectwouldbebulid on1,000acrelandprovidedbytheGovernmentofJharkhandattheGauria KarmaVillageinBarhi Block
ofHazaribagh.
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The Indian Railways signed a joint venture agreement with the state government of Jharkhand.
The aim of the agreement is to develop railway infrastructure in the State.
The state government has initially identified 3 projects-Namkum - Kandra, Giridih -Parasnath-Madhuban, Tori - Chatra Rail Line covering a length of 222 km at a cost of
Rs. 2150 Crore
Governments of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat have already signed JV agreement with Ministry of
Railways. The Jharkhand government with 51% equity is the 9th State which had agreed to
form a Joint Venture Company with the Ministry of Railways.
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While green denotes lush forests Red is for minerals and soil. The other colours, orange and white dotted lines, depict tribal art forms of Jharkhand
Sohrai artwork
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ThetwodayGlobalInvestors’Summit(GIS)2017washeldatKhelgaon inRanchi,Jharkhandunderthebrandname
MomentumJharkhand
§ Aim:TopromoteindustrialactivityinJharkhandandestablishthestateasoneoftheprimeinvestmentdestinationofEastern
India
§ OrganizedbytheJharkhandgovernmentinpartnershipwithConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII).
§ ThisisthefirsttimethatJharkhandheldtheInvestorsMeet.
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TheSummitwasinauguratedbytheUnionFinanceMinisterArun Jaitley
§ PrimeMinisterNarendraModiaddressedthesummitthroughvideo-conferencing.
§ Mahendra Singh Dhoni wasthebrandambassadoroftheevent
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§ 9500foreignanddomesticdelegatesparticipatedinthissummit.
§OnFebruary16,2017,asessionswasheldoninfrastructuredevelopment,MakeinJharkhandUrbanDevelopment&Smart
cityandMining&MineralDevelopment.
§OntheFebruary17,thesectoral sessionswasheldonIT/ITeS,ESDM&Start-ups,higheducation&healthcare,agro&food
processingandtextile&footwear.
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JharkhandchiefministerRaghubar DasalsoannouncedthatthestatewouldholdathreedayPravasi JharkhandDivasonNovember28,29and30in2018
§WillOrganizeanotherGlobalInvestorSummitin2019-20.
§ OntheconcludingdayJharkhandGovernmentsigned209MoUswith9departmentsofdifferentcountriesofworth3,03,987crore
§TheseMoUs areexpectedtocreate2,09,176directemploymentand3,92,150indirectemploymentasperthestategovernment.
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OtherdepartmentswhichsignedMoUs include
§ DepartmentofAgriculture,AnimalHusbandryandCooperativeworthRs1,900cores
§ DepartmentofHealth,MedicalEducationandFamilyWelfareworthRs2,060crore
§DepartmentofHigherandTechnicalEducationworthRs3,231crore
§ DepartmentofITande-GovernanceworthRs8,499crore
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LandGiven:
§Govthandedover66acresoflandtoLafargeIndiaforsettingupacementsplantwith300crorerupees.
§ HindustanPetroleumwashandedover58.86acresoflandforsettingupLPGbottlingplantwithaninvestmentof85
crorerupeespromisingjobsto85people.
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Unnat JeevanbyAffordableLEDsandAppliancesforAll(UJALA)schemewaslaunchedinJharkhand.§ItwaslaunchedbyCMRaghubar Das
§ UJALAschemeisbeingimplementedbyEnergyEfficiencyServicesLimited(EESL),aJVundertheadministrationofMinistryofPower,
GovernmentofIndia.
Thegovernment'stargetistoreplace 77crore incandescentbulbsinIndiawithLEDsby2019
SofarinJharkhandmorethan1croreLEDBulbshavealreadybeendistributed
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President appointed New Chief Justice to Jharkhand High Court.
Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty is the new Chief Justice of HC.
GovernorDroupadi Murmu administeredtheoath
HewastheActingChiefJusticeofthe Jharkhand High Court.
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JharkhandGovernmentsignedthetripartiteagreement.
Itissignedbetweenstategovernment,AirportsAuthorityofIndia(AAI)&DefenseResearchandDevelopmentOrganization
(DRDO).
UndertheMoU,boththegovernmentorganizationwouldhelpthestatetocompletetheinternationalairportprojectinDeoghar worthRs300crorewithinatimeperiodoftwoyears.
AAIandJharkhandgovernmentwouldcontributeRs.50eachwhileDRDOwouldprovideRs.200crorefortheproject.
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UnionGovernmenthasdecidedtoreviveits45-year-oldNorthKoel riverirrigationprojectinJharkhand.
TheprojectissituatedonNorthKoel riverwhichisatributaryofSoneriverfinallyjoiningtheriverGanga
WithanobjectivetoprovideirrigationfacilitiestofarmlandspecificallyinDaltonganj inPalamu region&Garhwa districtsof
JharkhandAndAurangabadandGayadistrictsinBihar
ThependingworkonthisprojectwillbecompletedatanestimatedcostofRs1,622crore.
Theprojectwasconceivedinyear1972andtheconstructionworkstartedin1975.
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Theministry’sexpertwildlifepanelrecentlydiscussedtheprojectandsoughtareportonitfromtheNationalTigerConservationAuthority(NTCA)beforeclearingitasitinvolvesdiversion of
1,007 hectares of forest land from the Palamau Tiger Reserve anditisestimatedthat344,644treeswouldbefelledfortheproject.
NorthKoel projectenvisagesadam(MandalDam)onNorthKoel nearKutkuvillageofLatehar districtinJharkhand,abarrageonthesameriveraround96
kmdownstreamoftheMandaldamsiteandasystemofdistributariesoriginatingfromthetwomaincanals.
Oncecompleted,theprojectwillgenerate24MWofelectricitytoo.
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Jharkhand Police initiate Taare Zameen Par program for underprivileged kids
With a motive to enlighten children in naxal-affected areas of Jharkhand's Palamau district, Jharkhand Police has
initiated Taare Zameen Par program to encourage children to lead happy lives.
Police appealed to locals to donate bags, shoes, books and clothes that would be distributed among poor children.
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PMModilaidthefoundationstoneofamulti-modalterminalonriverGangainSahibganj districtofJharkhand.
§ HealsolaidthefoundationstoneofoneofthelongestriverbridgesonRiverGanga thatwillconnectSahibganj toKatihar district
ofBihar.
§ Thisis4-lanebridgeand5.8kmlongwillbebuiltbyNationalHighwaysAuthorityofIndiaatanestimatedcostofRs2,266crore.
§ PMalsoinauguratedtheGovindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-SahebganjHighway.
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BishuParv orSendra wasobservedinJharkhandstate.
§ Itisahuntingfestival.§forthethirdconsecutiveyear
§Tribalfestival
§ItisobservedintheDalma WildlifeSanctuarywhichislocated10kmfromthecityofJamshedpur.
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TheGovernmentofJharkhandandOraclehassignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forcloud-basedcitizen
services.
AimistoimprovecitizenservicesandtomakeJharkhandanattractivedestinationforstart-ups.Initiativetoimprovecitizenservices,increase
employment,andencouragestart-upinvestment
OraclewillsupportbyitsvastportfoliooftechnologysolutionsincludingOracleCloud.
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Venkaiah NaiduthethenUnionInformationandBroadcastingMinisterhasannounced24*7Doordarshan channelforJharkhand.
No satellite DD channel in Jharkhand
Currently, Jharkhand has two terrestrial channels—DD Ranchi and DD Daltonganj
DD Ranchi programmes will be aired on the DD Bihar till the new 24x7 satellite Doordarshan channel for Jharkhand is launched
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Steel Plant would be set up in Jharkhand state.at Manoharpur in West Singhbhum district
It will be jointly set up by the Vedanta group and Jharkhand Mineral Development Corporation (JSMDC).
(AdaniPower JharkhandLtdhassignedMoUforsettingupultramegapowerproject
in Godda district )
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India’slargestFreshwateraquariumwasopenedinJharkhand.
§ ThenameoftheAquariumisRanchiMachchli Ghar
§ ItwasopenedatBhagwan Birsa Munda BiodiversityParkinRanchi
§Aquariumisspreadoverin36,000sqfeetareaandithas58fishtank,where120speciesof1500fisheshavebeendisplayed.
§Theeco-parkwillbedevelopedinanareaof4.99acresatacostofRs5.67crore
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JharkhandAnnualBudget2017-18.
Theme:Garib Kalyan Varsh
Focus:Agriculture,educationandskilldevelopment,ruraldevelopmentandeliminatingpoverty.
TheMinisterhaspresentedabudgetworthRs75,673.42.Outofwhich:
Revenueexpenditure:Rs57,861.32crore
Capitalexpenditure:Rs18,812.10crore
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§ Thetotalallocatedstatebudgetfor2017-18is19.7percentmorethanthepreviousbudget
§ Thetotalallocationinthecapitalexpenditurehasbeenincreasedby21percent
§ Revenueexpenditurehasbeenincreasedby18.66percent.
§ TheGrossStateDomesticProduct(GSDP)fortheyear2017-18hasbeenestimatedatRs2,82,572crorewhichis13.19percent
morethanthatofthepreviousfiscal
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The fiscal deficit for the year 2017-18 is estimated to be Rs 6,947.83 crore which is 2.29 percent of the GSDP.
The highest budget allocation is for education with Rs 10,517.64 crore (13.90%), followed by Rural Development with 10,473.70 crore (13.84%)
In agriculture sector the state government has increased the allocation by 12 per cent to Rs 5,375.22 crore which stood at Rs 4,845.72 crore in the previous
fiscal.
Thewomenwelfareallocationhasbeenincreasedby30percentwhileinskilldevelopmentthetotalallocationhasallottedtoRs.704crorefromthe
previousRs 145crore.
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All 32,000 villages of the state will be connected to internet facilities and all the panchayat secretariats will have internet within
two years.
76% population of Jharkhand lives in Villages, their income will be doubled in next 3 years
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Budgetaryallocations:Education:13.90%
RuraldevelopmentandPanchayati Raj:13.84%Roadandbuildingconstruction:8.06%
Energy:7.93%Agricultureandalliedsectorincludingwaterresources:7.39%
Welfare/minoritywelfare:7.10%]Policinganddisastermanagement:6.23%
Urbandevelopment,drinkingwaterandsanitation:6.02%Health:4.10%
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Budget announcements:
Grameen krishi hutsKisan pathsala to train them on new farming techniques; 12% hike in
agricultureOne lakh smart phones to sakhi mandal (women self help groups)
Rs 50 crore educational loan guarantee fund for tribal students aspiring for higher studies
Tana Bhagat development authority to come up in the state108 mukhya mantri kitchens to provide ready meals for the poor
University bus service for girl studentsJharkhand irrigation commission to come up this fiscal
Rs 325 crore allotted for rural roadsConstitution of Jharkhand kala academy to promote art and culture
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