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Jharkhand Current Affairs 2017 - August to October
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), a pan-India wildlife research organisation promoting the cause of
nature conservation, has recently declared four more sites as Important Bird Area (IBA).
The new IBAs are Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, North Karanpura Valley, Tilaiya Dam and Topchanchi Dam.
Earlier, BNHS had recognised only three sites, including Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary, Palamu Tiger Reserve and
Udhwa Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, as IBAs in 2004.
Jharkhand elephant count down, census finds
Jharkhandclocked555elephantsinthe7thAllIndiaElephantCensusunderProjectElephant,asteepdeclinefrom688recordedinthe2012
census,
stateauthoritieshaveblamedthisdiponfactorsrangingfromthemigratorynatureoftheanimalstoNaxalitecombingoperations
Thecensus,synchronised fromMay10forthefirsttimeacrossfourborderingstatesJharkhand,Bengal,OdishaandChhattisgarh,useddirect(sightings)andindirect(dungdecayanalysis)methodstoavoidduplication
andarriveatamoreaccuratecount.ThePalamau habitatrecorded186elephants,downfrom238countedin2012.Perceivedtobewell-managed,theDalma sanctuarydeliveredashockerwith46
elephants,lessthanathirdfrom156in2012.
AyoungelephantofDalma WildlifeSanctuarynamedRajni,whowasrescuedasacalfonthisdaysevenyearsagofromSeraikela-Kharsawan,celebratedhersymbolicbirthdayonSaturdaywithaneightkgcake.
ForesterscelebratedtheoccasiontoalsomarkWildlifeWeek.Localschoolchildrenwerespeciallyinvitedfortheoccasion.
Rajni wasrescuedasababycalffromSeraikela-Kharsawan in2010andnowthedwellersofMakulakocha villageonDalma foothills,canbeseenlovingtheanimal.Rajni herselfisamemberoftheElephasmaximusfamilyofAsianelephants,classifiedasanendangered
speciesbytheIUCNRedListofThreatenedSpecies.
Tribals aimingonwildanimalswiththeirtraditionalweaponsduring"Sendra "(annualhuntingfestivaloftribals)atDalma
forestinJamshedpur
FormerJharkhandtribalMPSalkhan Murmu hasrevoltedagainstthetraditionaltribalfestivalSendra.Anguishedbythe
mercilesskillingofanimalsandbirdsinthewild
Sendra, also known as Bishu Shikar,isatribalfestivalobservedonaparticulardateinMayeveryyear,whereintribalmenandwomenarmedwithtraditionalweaponraidthejungles
andkillanimalsandbirds.ThefestivalwasobservedonMay8intheprotectedDalma
WildlifeSanctuary
TheITdepartmentoftheJharkhandGovernment launchedadigitalliteracycampaignfromAugust1to20duringwhich15lakhpeopleweremade
digitallyliterate
constructionoffoursoftwaretechnologyparksinthestateinJamshedpur,Sindri,Deoghar andBokaro
inallthedistricte-bankmanager,e-merchantmanagerandnetworkmanagerwouldbeappointedalongwith e-blockmanagersintheblocks.
MoUwithC-DACandITDepartmenttosetup24cyberpolicestationsandforensiclabsforwhichasumofRs 84crorewouldbespentinnextfiveyears
DCofficeRanchi– PaperlessfromAugust
4departmentsalsopaperless
InformationTechnologyPersonnel,AdministrativeReforms&RajBhasha
RuraldevelopmentDepartmentofIndustries,Mines&Geology
Jharkhandintroducesboardexamsforclass8th
Toimprove levelofeducation
Eligibility- Minimum75%attendance
Minimum33%marksinpre-boards
Primaryschools– timings8amto2pmGovernmenthighschoolswillalsohavenow8amto2pm
insteadof10to4pm
First state to introduce single window system for farmersJharkhandAgriculture,AnimalHusbandryandCooperativeMinisterRandhir Singhsaidthatsinglewindowsystemwasbeingsetupforfarmerstoenablethemgetall
informationatoneplace.
Atotal539seedvillageshavebeensetupJharkhandisthefirststatetogive7.95lakhMudraHealthCardstofarmers.
Togivepacetodistributionofseedandotherworks,JharkhandStateAgricultureCorporationhasbeensetup
Tominimise theproblemsoffarmers,Mukhya Mantri Kisan HelpLine(0651-2490542,7632996429)wereintroducedonApril22thisyear.
1 lakh-litre capacity Megha Dairy plant at Hotawar, Ranchi.
Medha MilkbrandisaproductofJharkhand’sfarmers
Dairyplantworth50,000litres ofcapacitywillbecommissionedsooninSahebgang,Palamau andDeoghar
Megha functionarieswillpurchasemilkdirectlyfromtheproducersandtestthemilkqualitywiththehelpofsoftwarenamed‘NETBOOK.’
Now,farmerswillnothavetodumptheirsurplusvegetablesinabsenceofbuyers,asJharkhand’sfirstfrozenvegetableprocessingplantisallsetto
startcommercialproductionfromTuesday.MotherDairyhassetuptheplanton27acresoflandwithaninvestment
ofRs 82.77croreatRanchi’sTikratoli areaunderNagri block.
First state to introduce single window system for farmers
UndertheBirasa AgricultureUniversity,fivenewcollegeshavebeensetupandsessionhasbeenstartedfrom2017-18
Atotal151villageleveltoolbankshavebeensetup,fromwhichfarmerscouldtaketoolsonrent
Atotal2319pondswererenovatedtoincreaseirrigationfacilities,hesaid.
Theministeralsosaidthatmilkproductionhasincreasedto54lakhlitre in2016/17from38litre in2014-15.
AbudgetarycomponentofRs.700crorehasbeenearmarked forskilldevelopment
WorkhascommencedforthreemedicalcollegesinHazaribag,Palamu andDumka
Theregimedecidedthat50,000B.P.L.familieswouldhavetwocowseach
ifpropertyispurchasedinawoman’snameandisworthuptoRs.50lakhthenitwouldberegisteredatatokenfeeofRe.1.
GovernmentdecidedtodistributealakhsmartphonesamongwomenS.H.G.s.
NorthKoel ReservoirProjectresumedTheUnionCabinethasdecidedtorevivetheNorthKoel ReservoirProject,stalledsince1993,andclaimsitwillirrigateover40,000hectaresinsomeofthemostbackwardand
drought-proneregionsinJharkhandandBihar.
However,thecentre pieceoftheproject,theKutku Mandaldam,willbemadesmallerthanproposedandcapacityreducedbyupto85%,toaccedetoenvironmentaland
forestnorms.
ThedamthreatenedtosubmergeportionsoftheBetla NationalParkandthePalamauTigerReserveandinitstruncatedavatarwillcauseonly“minimal”submergenceofthe
reserveTheNationalBoardforWildlife(NBWL)hasclearedtheconstructionoftheincompleteKutku Mandaldam,aspartoftheNorthKoel irrigationproject,thatwillsubmergeandfragmentover1,000hectaresofforestsand15villagesinsidePalamau TigerReserve
(PTR),Latehar district,Jharkhand
The National Wildlife Board clearedtheprojecttwomonthsagobutimposedconditions.A24MWpowerprojectthatwastobepartoftheoriginaldesignhasalsobeen
scrapped.
Earlier,theCentrefacedformidablechallengestoclearingtheKenBetwa project thatwillpartsubmergethePannaTigerreserve.
TheprojectissituatedontheNorthKoel river.Theconstructionoriginallybeganin1972andcontinuedtill1993whenitwasstoppedbytheBiharforestdepartment.
Theprojectaimstoprovideirrigationto111,521hectaresoflandannuallyinthemostbackwardanddroughtproneareasofPalamu andGarhwa districtsinJharkhandand
AurangabadandGayadistrictsinBihar.
SAGHANMISSIONINDRADHANUSHTOSAVE18KINFANTS
NationalHealthMission(Jharkhand)isallsettoconductlifesavingmissionforinfantsuptotwoyearsandpregnantwomenintwodistrictsofStatefrom
October10inStateandwillruntillJanuary7nextyear inJharkhand
Giridih AndPakur
Targetsvaccinationofalreadyidentified10,012infantsand2,703pregnantwomeninGiridih and7,853infantsinsameagegroupand3,385pregnantwomentoprovidecoverfromsevendeadlydiseaseswidelyclaiming
livesofinfantsincountry.
“ThesetwodistrictsfromStateareamong169districtsfrom16statesofcountrywhereSaghan MissionIndradhanush istobeconductedtosavelivesofthosekidswhohavenotbeencoveredwithearlyagevaccinationdueto
variousreasons.
ThisisamongoneofthemostambitiousprogrammesoftheCentreinwhichithastargetedcoveringupatleast90percentinfantsuptotwoyearsfromsevendeadlydiseasesnamedTuberculosis,WhoppingCough,Hepatitis-B,
Tetanus,Pneumonia,BrainFeverandMeaslesbyDecember2018.
Notably,theGovernmentofIndiaisalsolaunchinganewvaccinationcampaignagainstMeaslesandRubelladiseasesnamedMeaslesRubella(MR2)Campaign-2018inJharkhand
fromApril2018forchildrenofagegroupbetweenninemonthsand15years.
Afterthecampaignofvaccinatingtargetedchildrenisover,thisvaccinewillreplacesingleMeaslesvaccineinexistingvaccination
chain
RailwaysinvestingRs3,500croreinJharkhand
UnionRailwayMinisterPiyush Goyal saidtheRailwaysisinvestingRs3,500croreinJharkhandinthecurrentfinancialyear.
HeInauguratedthree-dayGlobalMiningSummitinRanchi,Jharkhand.
Jharkhand’sMining&MineralsSummit 2017
ThiswasthemaidenJharkhandMiningShow2017Mining&MineralsSummit organisedbythebytheDepartmentofIndustries,MinesandGeology,inassociationwithConfederation
ofIndianIndustry(CII)
ItaimstopromotethestateinthenationalandinternationalminingspaceandtodeliberateonthegrowingprospectsoftheminingsectorofJharkhand
Onthefirstdayoftheminingsubmit,atripartiteMoUwassignedbetweenCoalIndiaandtwodepartments- mines&geologyanddrinkingwaterandsanitation -foraprojecttotreatabundantwaterlyinginminepitsandmakeitfitfordrinking
andirrigation.
The three-day Jharkhand Mining and Minerals Summit
The Jharkhand government signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) during the summit.
It signed MoUs with Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (MECL) for undertaking mineral exploration to identify prospective mineral blocks, with Vedanta for setting up a Steel plant and with Shree Cements for setting up a cement plant in the mineral-rich state
The Adani Group had proposed to invest 20,000 crore in the state over the next 5 years which will lead to creation of 10,000 jobs.
SAIL TO RAISE IRON ORE PRODUCTION IN JHARKHAND MINES
SteelAuthorityofIndiaLimited(SAIL),country'slargeststeelmakerisgoingtoincreaseitsironoreproductionfromtheminesinJharkhand.
Apartfromfluxandcoalmines,SAILhasmajorironoreminesatKiriburu,Mehgahatuburu,Gua andChiria inJharkhand.
SAILhasplannedtoincreaseitshotmetalproductionto23MTforwhichtheironorerequirementwillbemetfromitscaptiveminesspreadover
Jharkhand,OdishaandChhatisgarh.
Theenhancedrequirementofironoresupplywillbemetfromthesemines,forwhichSAILhasembarkedonexpansionandmodernisation ofitsmines
TheexpandedcapacityofJharkhand'sKiriburu,Meghahatuburu,andGuamineswillbe5.50MT,6.50MTand10.0MT.
TheChiria mineswillbedevelopedinphases,7MTinfirstphaseand15MTinsecondphase.
ParticipationofSAILintheMiningShowconveyssignificantmessagetobeapartnerintheprogressoftheJharkhand.
AlongwithexpansionofminesithasbeenworkingonseveralCSRprojectsinremotevillagesofSaranda region.
Inlast6yearsSAILhasspentover`36croreonvariousCSRprojectsexclusivelyinJharkhandminesarea.
AnilAgarwal- Rs 10,000croreinvestmentinJharkhand
Vedantachief AnilAgarwal haslinedupaRs10,000crore investment planfor Jharkhand.Thisincludesan ironore miningprojectandanintegrated steel
plant.
Thisprojectwillmarkhisentryintosteel.
ItwillalsocompleteVedanta'smetalsportfoliothatincludesaluminium,zinc,copperandlead.
ThecompanywanttosetupabiggersteelplantinJharkhandbutwillstartwithanintegratedplantof1milliontonnehotmetalcapacityatManoharpur.
MyanmarConsulGeneraldeadinJharkhandaccident
MyanmarConsulGeneralPyi Soe waskilledinanroadaccidentinJharkhand’sGiridih district.
Hiswifeandtwootherpeopletravellinginthecar.
TheyweretravellingtoKolkatawhentheircarrammedintoatruckatBelagiMoreinNimighat areaoftheState.
Pyi Soe wasappointedasConsulGeneralatTheConsulate-GeneralOftheRepublicoftheUnionofMyanmarin2016.
Hiswifeandtwootherpeopleaccompanyinghimhavesufferedinjuries
Ramesh SippytobefetedatJharkhandfilmfest
VeteranfilmmakerRamesh SippywillbefelicitatedwiththeLifetimeAchievementAward forhiscontributiontowardsIndiancinemaatthe InternationalFilm
Festival of Jharkhand.
Thefestivalhasvariouscategorieslikefeaturefilms,documentaries,shortfictionfilmsandanimationprojects.
Thethree-daylongfestivalwilltakeplaceinDhanbad inmid-Octobernextyear.
Aadhar cardnotmandatorytogetrationinJharkhand:Minister
TheJharkhandgovernmentsaidAadhaarcardwasnotmandatorytocollectfoodgrainsfromthepublicdistributionsystemaftera11-year-oldgirl
allegedlydiedofstarvation.
LocalactivistshadallegedthatthegirldiedofstarvationonSeptember28afterherfamilywasdeniedrationforthewantofanAadhar-linkedration
card.
Aadhaarcardisnotmandatory.Anycard,includingadriver'slicenseandvoterIDcardoranyspecifiedcard,ispermissibleforprocuringfoodgrains,"
thestate'sFoodMinisterSaryu Roysaid.
Atollfreenumber- 18002125512--had beensetuptolodgecomplaintsregardingrationdistribution,Roysaid,addingthatgrainbanks
wouldalsobesetupineveryblock.
Meanwhile,afreshprobeannouncedbyChiefMinisterRaghubarDasonOctober17hadfoundthatthegirldiedofmalaria,officialssaid.
Thefirstprobebyathree-memberteam,whichwasconstitutedonOctober6,alsoexaminedthecaseandfoundthegirldiedofmalari
Arvind MillstoinvestRs400cr inJharkhand
Arvind Mills willinvestRs400croreinJharkhand,providingemploymenttoapproximately10,000youths, especiallywomen.
ThemillwillbecomeoperationalbyNovember30thisyear
Youthswillbetrainedandgivenjobsbythelargestfabricmakermillofthenation.
Ministerdiktatrockssportsacademy
AsuddendirectivefromtheCentrehasupsetplansofJharkhandStateSportsPromotionSociety(JSSPS),whichwillnowhavetoinduct1,400cadetsinitsacademiesforthe2018-
19sessionagainstinitialplansofreachingthatcountby2022.
JSSPS,ajointventurebetweenthestategovernmentandCentralCoalfields(CCL),ismandatedtosetuparound15game-specificacademiesandasportsuniversity atthe
megasportscomplexatHotwar ontheoutskirtsofRanchi.
Overthelasttwoyears,ithasmanagedtolaunchfiveacademies,namelyathletics,archery,taekwondo,footballandwrestling.
Overthelastfewmonths,JSSPSofficialshavebeenholding"khel mahakhumb"atdistrictswiththeaimofchoosingmoreboysandgirls
NIAarrestsex-MinisterofJharkhand
FormerJharkhandMinisterGopal KrishnaPatar wasarrestedbytheNationalInvestigationAgency inRanchiforallegedlyconnivingwith
Naxalites togethispoliticalrivalandMLARamesh Munda killedin2008.
JailedMaoistcommanderKundan Pahan inhisinterrogationbytheNationalInvestigationAgency(NIA)hasrevealedthathewasgivenRs5croretokillformerJharkhandMinisterRamesh SinghMunda in2008.The
contractwasgivenbyPatar
Mr.Patar aliasRajaPetershottofameafterhedefeatedJharkhandMuktiMorcha chiefShibu Soren intheTamarbypoll,forcinghimtostepdownas
ChiefMinisterin2009.
Mr.Patar wasaMinisterintheArjun Munda government.
JharkhandTourismdebutsinPTM2017
Jharkhand Tourism made its debut participation in the40th anniversary of the Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA) Travel Mart (PTM) 2017, held from 13 -15September at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Macao
The Jharkhand Tourism stall at the event was an 18 sqm stall constructed with three sides open, depictingLord Buddha and the various Buddhist Relics at Itkhoridated from 200 B.C to 1200 A.D.
The pillars were a replica of the famous Malutitemple. In addition to this, Jharkhand’s wildlife,waterfalls, Saranda Forests and Netrahat sunset wereportrayed.
TofurtherattractinternationaltouristtothestateandespeciallytopromoteItkhori,theeventwasanidealplatformforJharkhanda toshowcasethestateofJharkhandwhichisblessedwithimmensebio-diversity,moderateclimate,
richcultureandhistoricalheritage
The40theditionofPATATravelMartwashostedbytheMacauGovernmentTourismOffice(MGTO),attracted1,131delegatesfrom66globaldestinations,
asperthestatementissuedbythePATA.
HeldinSeptembereveryyear,PTMshowcasestravelproductsandservicesfromtheAsiaPacificregionalmarket,drawinginterestfromabroadcross-
sectionofexperienced,pre-qualifiedbuyers.
Jharkhandwillbecomepowerhubby2019,saysCMRaghubar Das
JharkhandChiefMinisterRaghubarDas saidthestatewillbecomeapowerhubby2019 andprovideenergytothecountryinthedaysto
come.
Helaidthefoundationstoneofasub-stationunderPanditDeenDayal Upadhyaya RuralElectrificationschemeinGudri blockofWest
Singhbhum district.
JharkhandChiefMinister RaghubarDas
announcedenhancementofpensionamountfromRs750toRs1000forregisteredlabourers withBuildingconstructiondepartmentanddirectedenrolmentofthechildrenof6.5lakhregisteredlabourers of
thedepartmentinschools.
SocialProgressIndex2017:Bihar& JharkhandAtTheBottom
TheSocialProgressIndex2017fortheStatesofIndiawasreleasedbySocialProgressImperativeandInstituteofCompetitiveness.
TheSocialProgressIndexsupplementsmeasuresofeconomicsuccessbydirectlymeasuringsocialandenvironmentaloutcomes.
TheIndexisatoolthatprovidesactionabledataaboutthestrengthandweaknessesofeachcommunity,improvingthecapacityofgovernmentsandbusinessestorespondtopeople’sneedsandensureeconomicgrowthis
accompaniedbysocietalimprovement.
Thereportstates,“Overall,Indiascores54.90ontheSocialProgressIndex
Thereportfindsthatthesocialprogressonthecountrylevelisimprovingas“in2016,thesocialprogressscoresare 57.03,registeringanincreaseof
approximately8points since2005.
AverageperformanceisbetteroncomponentsofBasicHumanNeedsandworseoncomponentsofOpportunityreflectingthatcreatingasocietywithequalopportunityforallstillremainsanelusivegoalformostofthestates.
Allstateshaveimprovedsince2005,whichisencouraging.
ThegroupofstatesthathaveregisteredthehighestimprovementarethestateswhichwereintheVeryLowSocialProgresstierin2005 (Tripura,Meghalaya,UttarPradesh,Odisha,Rajasthan,Jharkhand,andBihar).”
Aspertheindex:
KeralatopstheSPI,withascoreof68.09,followedbyHimachalPradesh(65.39),TamilNadu(65.34),Uttarakhand (64.23),Goa(63.39),Mizoram(62.89),Sikkim(62.72)andPunjab(62.18).
Biharisatthebottomofthelistwithascoreof44.89,followedbyJharkhand(47.80),Assam(48.53),UttarPradesh(50.96),
Odisha(51.64),Rajasthan(52.31)andTripura(53.22)
HealthInsuranceSchemetobelaunchedinJharkhand
ChiefMinisterRaghubarDas announcedthatthe MukhyaMantriSwasthya BimaYojana (ChiefMinister HealthInsuranceScheme) willbelaunchedfromRanchion
November15andwillcovertheentirestatebyDecember28.
Thenecessarypreparationshavebeentakenand57lakhfamilieswhoarebeneficiariesoftheNationalFoodSecurityActwouldbebenefittedbyit.
Thepoorwouldnothavetospendanythingontheirtreatmentastheentiresystemwouldbecashlessandthegovernmentwouldgivecardstothebeneficiaries.
Rs50,000wouldbesanctionedforsecondarycareandRstwolakhrupeeswouldbeforspecialcare,besidesanadditionalRs30,000forelderlypersons
BJPleadershotdeadin Jharkhand
ManojNageshia wasshotdeadbyanunidentifiedassailantatLacharagarh ofSimdega district.
EarlierhewasaMaoist,buthadreturnedtothemainstreamafterhewasreleasedfromjail.
InthelastAssemblypoll,Nageshia,whowasthetreasurerofJharkhandBJPcommittee(ST/SCcell),hadcontestedunsuccessfully.
20lakhJharkhandyouthstogetjobsby2022:RaghubarDas
ChiefMinisterRaghubarDas saidtheSkillDevelopmentDepartmentwillcreateasmanyas20lakhjobsby2022.
Presidingoverthe2nd meetingofJharkhandSkillDevelopmentMissionSocietyatProjectBuilding,Dassaidthaton the birth anniversary of Swami
Vivekanand,25,000youthswillbegivenappointmentletter.
UndertheTejeshwini scheme,girlsoftheagegroup14-24yearswillbeskilledandmadeemployable.
WorldBankprovided$63millionloanfor‘Tejaswini’project
Tribalandscheduledcastegirlsshouldbetrainedespecially.Atleast100unemployedfromeachPanchayat shouldbeselectedanduploadedon
website.
Jharkhandfavours relationshipwithCzechRepublic:Das
JharkhandChiefMinisterRaghubarDassaidthegovernmentfavoursalong-standingbusinessandculturalrelationshipwithCzech
Republic.
DassaidthisafterinauguratingtheJharkhandPavilionattheInternationalEngineeringFairatBrnoinCzechRepublic.
CzechRepublichasbeenapartnercountryinMomentumJharkhandandthebilateralrelationswillcontinueinfuture .
Otherpartnercountriesare:Japan,Tunisia,Mongolia.
ThesecondphaseofMomentumJharkhandwasinauguratedbytheUniontextileandinformationandbroadcastingministerSmriti Irani
InFebruaryduringMomentum Jharkhand210MoUsweresigned
Smriti Irani inauguratedthefirsttextilemanufacturingunitinJharkhand'scapitalRanchi.
SikhyouthsfelicitateCMforimplementingAnand MarriageActinJharkhand
UnderthebannerofSikhYouthFederation,adelegationofSikhyouthsfelicitatedCMRaghubarDasformakingJharkhandthethirdstateinthecountrytoimplement
theAnand MarriageActafterPunjabandHaryana.
TheBritishgovernmenthadrecognizedtheSikhsasaseparatecommunityandpassedtheAnand MarriageActlegalizingSikhmarriagesknownasAnand Karaj.
However,aftertheIndependencetheSikhswerenotgiventhestatusofminoritycommunityandweredesignatedaspartoftheHinducommunity.
Asaresult,theyhavetoregistertheirmarriagesundertheHinduMarriageAct
Jharkhand’sfirstminiATMservicestartsinPotka
AminiATMservicewasinauguratedatTentla panchayatinPotka block,Purbi Singhbhum district,Jharkhand
ThemachinewasinstalledbyAGSCompany.ItisthefirstminiATMtohavebeeninstalledinapanchayat inJharkhand.
TheminiATMwouldbeconductedbyAbhishwa TechnologiesPrivateLimited.
ThevillagerswouldbeabletowithdrawcashuptoRs2000everydaywithoutanycharges.
CMcongratulatesJharkhandPoliceteamforwinninggold
Jharkhandpoliceteamwongoldmedalinthehandballcompetition.
JharkhandPolicewonthegoldmedalinthe66th AllIndiaPoliceVolleyballClusterCompetitionbydefeatingCRPC29-19at
Khelgaon,Ranchi.
ItisthefirsttimeJharkhandhaswonthecompetition.36teamsofstatepoliceandparamilitaryforcesparticipatedinthe
championship.IntheYogacompetitionJharkhandwonsilvermedal
JharkhandCMtakespartinRunforUnity
JharkhandChiefMinister RaghubarDas todaytookpartintheRunforUnityorganizedtocommemoratethe142nd birthanniversaryofSardar Vallabbhai Patel
October31
AlargenumberofpeopleparticipatedintheUnityRunorganizedbyEastSinghbhum district
administration.
Jharkhand:liquor‘rationing’startedfromAug1
JharkhandStateBeverageCorporationLimited(JSBCL) isallsettotakeovertheretailbusinessofliquorwith200shopsacrossthestate.
Currently,thereare1,500liquorshopssellingIndianMadeForeignLiquor(IMFL)andbeerinthestate.
TheJSBCLhasalsodecidedtostrictlyimplementtheliquorpolicy,whichrestrictsthequantityofliquorsoldtoapersoninaday.
August1onwards,apersoncanbuyonlyfourbottles(3litres)ofIMFLinaday
Forbeer,therestrictioniseightbottles(5.2litres)aday.Thelimitforcountryliquorismerelytwobottles(1.2litres)forapersoninaday.
FromAugust1,liquorissoldonlyfromJSBCLauthorised storesinJharkhand.
JharkhandBansSahitya Akademi-WinningAuthor’sBook
TheJharkhandgovernmenthasbannedacollectionofshortstoriesreleasedin2015, TheAdivasiWillNotDance,onthegroundsthatitportrayedtheSanthal community, particularlywomen,ina‘bad
light
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar,theauthorofthebook,wontheSahitya AkademiYuva Puruskar in2015 forhisnovel The
MysteriousAilmentofRupi Baskey.
oneofthestoriespaintssuchanobjectionablepicturethatactionmustbetaken.Thestorysaysthatthewomanagreedtogotobed
withanybodyinlieuofsomethingtoeat.
ReligiousFreedomBillClearedbyJharkhandAssembly
JharkhandGovernorDraupadiMurmu gaveherassenttotheJharkhandReligiousFreedomBill,2017.
ThestategovernmentwillnowissuenotificationontheReligiousFreedomBill,afterwhichitwillbecomeanAct.
Thestateassemblyhadpassedthislawinordertopreventrampantreligiousconversionstakingplaceinstate.
Itwasfoundthatmostofthereligiousconversionscasesinthestatewerepredominantlyintribalandbackwardcommunities luredbymoneyorother
benefits.
WiththisJharkhand,becomeseventhstateinthecountrytohaveanti-conversionlaw.
OthersixstateswithsimilarlawareMaharashtra,Chhattisgarh,Odisha,MadhyaPradesh,GujaratandHimachalPradesh.
TheBillseekstobringstringentanti-conversionlawinplaceunderwhichforcefulorallurementinducedreligiousconversionwillbenon-bailable
criminaloffence.
Itdefinesallurementforreligiousconversionandalsoincludesreligiousconversionbasedoncashoreconomicbenefitsunderthedefinition.
TheSection3ofBillprohibitsforcefulconversion.
Theviolationofthissectionwillresultinpunishmentupto3yearsimprisonment orRs50000penaltyorboth.
Ifthereligiousconversioncrimeinvolvesaminor,womanorpersonfromSCSTcommunitythanprisontermwouldbeupto4yearsanda
penaltyofRs.1lakh.
Asperthe2011census,theChristianpopulationinJharkhandrosebyawhopping29.7%inthelast10yearsfollowedbythatofMuslims
28.4%,whileHindupopulationroseby21%.
Jharkhandex-CMMadhu Koda barredfromcontestingpollsforthreeyears
TheElectionCommissiondisqualifiedformerJharkhandChiefMinisterMadhu Koda fromcontestingelectionsforthreeyearsfornotproperlyfiling
thepollexpensesin2009.
Mr.Koda wasdeclaredelectedonMay16,2009.Hesubmittedatotalexpenditureof₹18.92lakh.TheIncome-TaxDepartmentlaterfoundthathehadfileda“falsedeclaration”andthathehadspent₹9.32croreonthe
electioncampaign.
TheformerChiefMinisterhadallegedlyspent₹28lakhonadvertisementsgiventosixmediahouses,whiletheamountshownwasonly₹2.24lakh
OraclesignsMoUwithJharkhandforcloud-basedcitizenservices
TheGovernmentofJharkhandandOracle signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)intendedtoimprovecitizenservicesandtomake
Jharkhandanattractivedestinationforstart-ups.
Oraclewillofferitssupporttothestatethroughitsvastportfoliooftechnologysolutions,includingOracleCloud— whicharealreadypoweringalargenumber
ofgovernmentsglobally.
AspartoftheMoU,theGovernmentofJharkhandandOraclewilljointlyexploreandidentifyareasinwhichOracle’slatestcloud-basedtechnologiescanbeusedtodeliverimprovedcitizenservicesandtoaddressthestate’scitizenandbusiness
requirements.
JharkhandLeadsInHavingSolar-poweredCourts.
Jharkhandleadsamongotherstatesincountrywhenitcomestohavingsolar-poweredcourts.
ThefirstdistrictcourtwithsolarpowerplantswasinauguratedbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModitwoyearsago.
Sincethen,JharkhandHighCourtandJharkhandRenewableEnergyDevelopmentAgency(JREDA)havesetupthesolarpowerplantsinthreemorecourts.
ThedrivetoensureuninterruptedcleanandgreenpowertothecourtswillcontinuewithfivemoredistrictcourtslocatedatDeoghar,Jamtara,Koderma,
Chatra andRamgarhto gettingsolarpowerplants.
PrimeMinisterNarendraModiinauguratedthesolarpowerplantatKhuntidistrictcourtinOctober2015 andSahibganj districtinApril2017.
SupremeCourtjudgeJusticeMadan Lokur inauguratedthethirdsolarplantatGarwah inAugust2017.
TheHighCourtofJharkhandhadinitiatedtheproposaltohavingagridconnectedrooftopsolarpowerplantinSimdega afterthesuccessofpilot
projectatKhunti court.
ThesolarpowerplantatSimdega willgenerate1,20,00unitsofpowerannuallyandwillbemeet100percentrequirementoftheSimdega court,whichisequippedwithair-conditioners,computers,fans,tubelights,streetlights,
printersandotherelectricalappliances.
Jharkhandistheleadingandperhapstheonlystateinthecountrywhichhasfourdistrictcourtsrunningfullyonsolarpower.
Theextrapowergeneratedinthecourtsduringholidaysisgivenbacktothegovernmentthoughgrid.
Itisunderfive-yearcomprehensivemaintenance.Thelifeofthesolarpowerplantis25years.
JharkhandCMCallsforPDSRationShopstoBeShut
JharkhandchiefministerRaghubar Dasdirectedthestate’s foodandcivilsuppliesdepartmenttoworkoutaplantoshutallrationshopsunderthe
publicdistributionsystem(PDS)inphases.
Insteadtransfer moneydirectlytobankaccountsofbeneficiariessothattheycanbuyfoodgrainsaspertheirrequirementfromthemarket.
Das’s decisioncameatameetingtoaddresspublicgrievances atMukhyaMantriSeedhi Baat.
JharkhandgovernmentdepartmentbarsEYforthreeyearsforunsatisfactoryjob
JharkhandUrbanInfrastructureDevelopmentCompany(JUIDCO),astategovernmentarmhasbarredleadingprofessionalservicesfirmEYfromfutureparticipationin
consultingassignmentsofurbandevelopmentandhousingdevelopmentdepartmentsforthreeyearsforapparentlydoingunsatisfactorywork.
Theorderissuedbythedepartmentprojectdirector(technical)DrDKSingh,mentionsthatperformanceofEYwas notsatisfactory.
InthescathingnotedepartmentmentionsthatEnvironmentalandSocialManagementFramework(ESMF) andEnvironmentandSocialImpactAssessment(ESIA)reportswerenotsatisfactoryandtheprojectfacedmanpowerissues.
Jharkhandgovt.,TISSsignMoU
TheJharkhandgovernmentandTataInstituteofSocialSciences(TISS)haveinkedapacttobeginvocationaltraininginitshigher education programmes.
TheEmployabilityExcellencewithCollegeEducationandLearning(EXCEL)programmeaimstotrain50,000youthintheStateoveraperiodof4years and
helptraineessecurejobsintheirareaofspecialisation.
Modelled onTISS’sNationalUniversityStudents’SkillDevelopmentProgramme,EXCELwillengagestudentsinpracticaltraining.
JharkhandisthefirstStatetoimplementtheprogrammeatsuchamassivescale
2,000remotevillagesinJharkhandhaveWiFi hotspots:Minister.
JharkhandbecamethefirststateinthecountryinOctoberlasttorolloutdirectbenefittransfer(DBT)forkerosene.
Sincethen,morethan55lakhbeneficiariesofdifferentschemeshavegotDBTintotheiraccounts— fromscholarshipstoNREGAwageandLPGsubsidy.
Sharingachievementsofhisdepartmentduringongoingcelebrationof1,000daysbythe RaghubarDasgovernment,Information&Technologysecretary Satyendra KumarSingh saidalargenumberofcentralschemescouldberolledoutinthestatebecause
ofrobustcomputerisation andtraininggiventopeople."
TragicdeathofchampionwrestlerinRanchishocksJharkhand
ApromisingnationallevelwrestlerVishal KumarVerma diedofelectrocutionatawater-loggedJaipal SinghStadiuminJharkhandcapitalRanchi
Vishal KumarVerma,whowongoldatthelastJharkhandstatecompetitioninbothfreestyleandGreco-Romancategories,waspumpingoutwaterthathadcollectednearthestatewrestlingbodyofficewhenhewaselectrocutedand
fellunconscious.
BiharandJharkhandSettleTheir13-YearOldNon-DisputeOverDelhi’sBiharNiwas.
Afteralonglegalbattle,thatensuedinthewakeofbifurcationofBiharinNovember2000andcarvingoutofthenewstateof
Jharkand,
BiharhasfinallywonitsclaimtoretainholdoverbothBiharBhawan andBiharNiwas, thetwoguesthousesoftheundivided
stateinNewDelhi.
UnderanarbitrationawardbytheSupremeCourt,theBihargovernmenthasbeenaskedtopayone-thirdsofthevaluationofthetwopropertiestotheJharkhandgovernmenttoretainthe
properties
Thevaluationofthetwopropertieswouldbedonebytheunionministryofurbandevelopment.
Officialssaidasperaroughvaluation,thetwopropertiesinNewDelhiwerewortharoundRs300crore.
Assuch,one-thirdsofthevaluationwouldcometoaroundRs100croreandwouldbepaidtoJharkhandtoextinguishitsclaim
onthesaidproperties
JharkhandAdvocate-GeneralBinod Poddar Resigns.
JharkhandAdvocate-GeneralofBinod Poddar hasresignedfromhispost,citingpersonalreasons.
ThePublicRelationDepartmentinformedthatPoddar hassenthisresignationtoJharkhandChiefMinisterRaghubarDas.
Poddar joinedasAdvocateGeneralofthestateonMay21,2015.InMarch2017,hehadreceivedtheNationalLawDayawardforexpertisein
Constitution.
SumraiTete firstwomanfromJharkhandtowinDhyan Chand Award
FormerIndiaWomen’sHockeycaptainSumraiTete wasawardedDhyan Chand Award2017bythePresidentRamnath Kovind atafunctionheldatRasthrapati Bhawan inNew
DelhiontheoccasionofNationalSportsDayonAugust29.
Shereceivedstatuettes,certificatesandcashprizeofRsfivelakheachforherachievementsandcontributiontoFieldhockeyinIndia.
ItwasunderSumraiTete’s captaincythatIndianevesclinchedCommonwealthGameshockeysilveratMelbournein2006.
SumraiTete willbethebrandambassadorfor Jharkhandhockey.
Jharkhandtodoubletussar silkoutput
Jharkhand statehasdecidedtodoubleits tussar silkproduction fromtheexisting2,600metrictonnes.
Aspecialsariparkhasbeensetupinthestatetoproducearound26kgoftussar silkdaily.
ThiswasannouncedbySanjaySeththechairmanof JharkhandStateKhadiKhadiudhyog Board.
Hesaidthataround3,700MToftussar isproducedinthecountry,ofwhichJharkhand'ssharewas2,600MT
Niti AayogfelicitatesJharkhand’sGreenWomanLadyTarzan
Nineteenyearsago,Jamuna Tudu,popularlyknownasLadyTarzan, startedherrelentlesscampaigntoconserve50hectaresofforestlandaroundMaturkham villageinEastSinghbhum
districtofJharkhand.
Backthentheforestssurroundinghervillage,whichhavearichvegetationofSaltimberandarehometorarefauna,wereroutinelyplunderedbytheforestmafia.
Thedepartmentevenadoptedhervillageandasaresult,thevillagenowhasproperroadconnectivity,waterconnectionandaschool.Furthermore,onmanyoccasionstheJharkhand
governmenthaschosenhervillageduringVanMohatsavs.
In2014,shewasgiventheGodfreyPhillipsBraveryAwardforherconservationcampaigninavolatileareaaffectedbytheNaxalites.
FilmDirectorSubash Ghai gaveherStree ShaktiSamman inMumbaiin2014
VenkaiahNaidulaysfoundationforsmartcityprojectinRanchi
VenkaiahNaidulaidthefoundationstoneforthefirstandonlygreenfieldsmartcityproject,inRanchi.
ItwashismaidenvisittoJharkhandafterbecomingvicepresident.
Healsolaidthefoundationstoneforanurbanciviccentre,aconventioncentreandanurbanplanningandmanagementinstitute.
Thegreenfield project,envisaginga100percentgreencity,wouldbedevelopedoverthenextcoupleofyearson656acres,thelandforwhich
hasbeengivenbytheHeavyEngineeringCorporation(HEC).
JharkhandAssemblypasseslandacquisition2013amendment bill
JharkhandassemblypassedamendmentstotheRighttoFairCompensationandTransparencyinLandAcquisition,Rehabilitationand
ResettlementAct,2013 (alsocalledLandAcquisitionAct,2013).
Theamendmentspertaintowaivingoffsocialimpactassessment(SIA)foracquisitionbythegovernmentfor10specificpurposes.
Besides,italsoprovidesforcompensationtobegivenwithinsixmonths.
SomeoftheareasinwhichtheSIArequirementhasbeenwaivedoffincludeschools,collegesanduniversities;hospitals;panchayat bhavans;
housingforpoor;railwaylineandelectrification.
JharkhandGovernmentlaunchesShaheed GramVikas Yojana
JharkhandGovernmenthaslaunchedShaheed GramVikas Yojanaaimedatdevelopingvillagesoffreedomfightersinthestate.
ItwaslaunchedfromUlihatu Village,birthplaceoffreedomfighterBirsaMunda.
Underthisscheme,villagesofmanytribalfreedomfighterswillbedevelopedandtheirhabitantswillbeprovidedbasicamenities...
ThesevillageshadremainedinaccessibleforlongtimeafterIndependencebecauseofLeft-wingextremism.Nowtheywillbeprovidedwith136pucca
houses.
Birsa Munda wasafreedomfighter,religiousleader,andfolkherowhobelongedtotheMunda tribefromChhotanagpur area.
HeisknownforleadingMunda rebelliontowardsendof19thcenturyagainstBritishRaj.
Munda rebellionbeganintheyear1895torevoltagainstBritishadministrationinterferenceintribalpoliticsandtheirreligiousmatters.
Birsa Munda wasamasteratGuerillaWarfaretechniques.Helaunchedvarioussurpriseattacksinwhichmanypoliceofficialswerekilled.
TheBritishers wereabletoarrestBirsa Munda onMar3,1900.Hewassentencedtodeathbuthediedbeforehandinsidethejailduetocholera.
20,000familiesgethousesundercentralscheme
The Jharkhandgovernmentcelebrated GandhiJayanti bygivingawayhousesto20,051families oftheeconomicallyweakersectionunderthe PradhanMantriAwasYojna(PMAY)anddeclaringall41 UrbanLocalBodies (ULBs)freeofopendefecation.
Underthescheme,thestateandtheCentrecontributedRs2.25lakh towardsconstructionofthe30sqmt housesbuiltontheplotsownedbytheselected
beneficiaries.
AfterapplyingforhousesunderthePMAYschemeanddueproductionofaffidavittowardshavingannualincomeoflessthanRs3lakh,thebeneficiarieshadto
contributearoundRs1.33lakhtobeabletogetthehouses.