Jharkhand Current Affairs 2017 - Jan to July

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.

UDAN - RegionalConnectivityScheme

KolkatatoJamshedpur(Jharkhand)

UnservedUnderserved

airportsatalltheothermajorcitiesofthestateincludingDhanbad, Dumka, Giridih, Hazaribagh and Palamu

Hazaribag becamethefirstdistrictinJharkhandtohavebuiltover1lakhapprovedtoiletssinceswachh bharat abhiyaan launchinthestate

Focus on ODF

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

Mobile app to monitor tiger reserves launched

Successfultrialat PannaTigerReserve

M-STrIPES (MonitoringSystemForTigers-IntensiveProtectionandEcologicalStatus)software-enabledmobileapp

In5statesUttarakhand,UttarPradesh,Jharkhand,TelanganaandAndhraPradesh

Anti-Romeo drive

TheJharkhandpolicelaunchedamobile-

basedShakti application inRanchiandotherpartsofthestateforwomen

safety

Theappprovidesdatastorageandreportsgeneratingtoolswithwhichtheinformationfedbyforest

guards/foresters

wouldreachthecontrolroomsetupinthetigerreserveandNational Tiger Conservation Authority,seniorwildlife

officialsandWildlifeinstituteofIndiatigercell.

Liveinformationaboutthesiteswherepatrollingisbeingdoneisalsocaptured

Budget2017:Arun Jaitley announcedAIIMSinJharkhand,Gujarat

AIIMStobesetupatDevipur inJharkhandsDeoghar district

Jharkhand becomes first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene

Jharkhand became the first Indian state to join the Centre’s UDAY

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

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

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.

4th NationalSummitonGood,ReplicablePracticesandInnovationsinPublicHealthCareSystemswasconductedin

Indore,MP

InauguratedbyLok Sabha speakerSumitra Mahajan.

ShealsodiscussedonNationalHealthPolicy2017andhowtoachieveSDGsinHealth

SDG 3 – GoodHealthandWellBeing

AwardsGiventoStates/UnionTerritoriesbyHealthMinistryduringthissummit:Category States/UT

Beststatesforout-patientservices Gujarat,PunjabandJharkhand

Averageoutofpocketexpenditureperdeliveryinpublichealthfacility– States

MadhyaPradesh,JharkhandandChhattisgarh

JHARKHANDbecametheSecondstateinIndiatoswitchtotheJanuary-DecemberfinancialyearfromexistingApril-March

cycle.

Brokea150-yearoldtraditionofadoptingthefinancialyearfromApriltoMarch.

ThispracticeofApril-MarchfinancialyearwasadoptedbytheBritishGovernmentin1867.

MADHYA PARDESH – 1ST state

Swacch Sarveskshan 2017Gujarat has maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 cleanest, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with

eight.

Top 50 – Only 1Top 100 – Only 4

41648191102

Chas(Bokaro)Jamshedpur(NAC)GiridihHazaribaghDeogarh

Jharkhand

Top 50 – Only 1Top 100 – Only 4

109117131144

DhanbadRanchiMango(NAC)Adityapur

Jharkhand

Last 3 in India

432 - Bagaha – Bihar433 - Bhusawal – Maharashtara

434 - Gonda – Uttar Pradesh

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

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.

25%shootingforanyBollywoodfilminJharkhand– Taxfreeticket

“MomentumJharkhand2017”summitheldinRanchion16-17February,thestateattractedinvestmentproposals

worthRs 2,273 crore for the tourism sector alone.

TOURISMFACILITIESAT

Hundru FallsHundru waterfallsislocatedinRanchi

District,Subarnarekha River

Jonha FallshangingvalleyfallsoverRaru River

Dassam FallsKanchi River,atributaryofSubarnarekhaRiver

Panchghagh FallsRiverBanai.ItislocatedinKhunti district

WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTPROJECTSHatia Dam

Hatia damislocatedinRanchidistrict.ItisproposedtodevelopaConventionCenterandaResortwithamusementandrecreational

partparkontheidentifiedsiteof8.0acres.

Chandil DamChandil damisoneoftheseidentifiedsiteswhichhavegreat

potentialfortourism.ThedamislocatedinSaraikela Kharsawandistrict.TheJharkhandgovernmentproposestodevelopEco-

TourismInfrastructureatChandil damforcreatinguniquetourismexperienceinthestate,

Patratu – Worldclasstourismdestination(ProximitytoRanchiandRamgarh)

Getalsud DamGetalsud damislocatedinRanchidistrict

Tilaiya DamTilaiya dam,onthemostpicturesquedamsite,islocatedin

Koderma district

Kanke DamGonda hillsFishing

PicnicspotNumerouswaterhyacinths

RockGarden

NetarhatLocatedinLatehar Districtinthestateof

Jharkhand,Netarhat isatown,popularlyknownas‘QueenofChotanagpur’.MagnoliaSunsetPoint

UpperGhagri FallsandtheLowerGhagri Falls.

Maithon damMaithon isatownlocatedontheJharkhand-WestBengalborder.TheplacestretchesbetweenDhanbad districtinJharkhandand

Burdwan inBengal.

Itisproposedtodevelopthisdamasaneco-tourismdestinationwithtouristhutsandresorts.

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.

Ministry of Tourism – PRASAD - Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive

and Swadesh Darshan

Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)scheme - Urban Development

Ministry

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).

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.

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

Newfestivalin2016

Bhairav Nath Mahotsav

Thefirsteditionofthethree-dayBhairavnathMahotsav wasconcludedinthetownshipofChandankyari,28kmfromBokaro steelcity

Newfestivalin2016

Konar Mahotsav –

Hazaribagh Mahotsav inthenewname“KonarMahotsav’’

One week longTourism potential

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

2017

Rajrappa and its Chinnamastika temple would become a major tourist spot in the next couple of

years

Shakti PeethRAMGARH district

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"

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

IndiasignsFinancingAgreementwithWorldBankforUS$63MillionforTejaswini:Socio-EconomicEmpowermentof

AdolescentGirlsandYoungWomenProject.

Theprojectseekstoempowertheadolescentgirlswithbasiclifeskillsandthereafterprovidefurtheropportunitiestoacquiremarketdrivenskill

trainingorcompletionofsecondaryeducation,dependingontheinclinationofthebeneficiary.Theprojectwillbedeliveredin17DistrictsofJharkhand.Theprojecthasthreemaincomponents,(i)Expandingsocial,educationaland

economicopportunities(ii)Intensiveservicedelivery(iii)Statecapacity-buildingandimplementationsupport.About680,000adolescentgirlsandyoungwomenintheprojectDistrictsareexpectedtobenefitfromthe

program.

Theclosingdatefortheprojectis30thJune,2021.

TheUnionCabinethasapprovedthe12thPlanProposaloftheDARE/ICARPlanScheme.

DepartmentofAgricultureResearchIndiancouncilofAgricultureResearch

§ ThisschemeisfortheestablishmentofIndianAgriculturalResearchInstitute(lARI)– Jharkhand

§ Cost:200.78croreandwillbefullyfundedbyICAR.

§Theprojectwouldbebulid on1,000acrelandprovidedbytheGovernmentofJharkhandattheGauria KarmaVillageinBarhi Block

ofHazaribagh.

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.

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

ThetwodayGlobalInvestors’Summit(GIS)2017washeldatKhelgaon inRanchi,Jharkhandunderthebrandname

MomentumJharkhand

§ Aim:TopromoteindustrialactivityinJharkhandandestablishthestateasoneoftheprimeinvestmentdestinationofEastern

India

§ OrganizedbytheJharkhandgovernmentinpartnershipwithConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII).

§ ThisisthefirsttimethatJharkhandheldtheInvestorsMeet.

TheSummitwasinauguratedbytheUnionFinanceMinisterArun Jaitley

§ PrimeMinisterNarendraModiaddressedthesummitthroughvideo-conferencing.

§ Mahendra Singh Dhoni wasthebrandambassadoroftheevent

§ 9500foreignanddomesticdelegatesparticipatedinthissummit.

§OnFebruary16,2017,asessionswasheldoninfrastructuredevelopment,MakeinJharkhandUrbanDevelopment&Smart

cityandMining&MineralDevelopment.

§OntheFebruary17,thesectoral sessionswasheldonIT/ITeS,ESDM&Start-ups,higheducation&healthcare,agro&food

processingandtextile&footwear.

JharkhandchiefministerRaghubar DasalsoannouncedthatthestatewouldholdathreedayPravasi JharkhandDivasonNovember28,29and30in2018

§WillOrganizeanotherGlobalInvestorSummitin2019-20.

§ OntheconcludingdayJharkhandGovernmentsigned209MoUswith9departmentsofdifferentcountriesofworth3,03,987crore

§TheseMoUs areexpectedtocreate2,09,176directemploymentand3,92,150indirectemploymentasperthestategovernment.

OtherdepartmentswhichsignedMoUs include

§ DepartmentofAgriculture,AnimalHusbandryandCooperativeworthRs1,900cores

§ DepartmentofHealth,MedicalEducationandFamilyWelfareworthRs2,060crore

§DepartmentofHigherandTechnicalEducationworthRs3,231crore

§ DepartmentofITande-GovernanceworthRs8,499crore

LandGiven:

§Govthandedover66acresoflandtoLafargeIndiaforsettingupacementsplantwith300crorerupees.

§ HindustanPetroleumwashandedover58.86acresoflandforsettingupLPGbottlingplantwithaninvestmentof85

crorerupeespromisingjobsto85people.

Unnat JeevanbyAffordableLEDsandAppliancesforAll(UJALA)schemewaslaunchedinJharkhand.§ItwaslaunchedbyCMRaghubar Das

§ UJALAschemeisbeingimplementedbyEnergyEfficiencyServicesLimited(EESL),aJVundertheadministrationofMinistryofPower,

GovernmentofIndia.

Thegovernment'stargetistoreplace 77crore incandescentbulbsinIndiawithLEDsby2019

SofarinJharkhandmorethan1croreLEDBulbshavealreadybeendistributed

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.

JharkhandGovernmentsignedthetripartiteagreement.

Itissignedbetweenstategovernment,AirportsAuthorityofIndia(AAI)&DefenseResearchandDevelopmentOrganization

(DRDO).

UndertheMoU,boththegovernmentorganizationwouldhelpthestatetocompletetheinternationalairportprojectinDeoghar worthRs300crorewithinatimeperiodoftwoyears.

AAIandJharkhandgovernmentwouldcontributeRs.50eachwhileDRDOwouldprovideRs.200crorefortheproject.

UnionGovernmenthasdecidedtoreviveits45-year-oldNorthKoel riverirrigationprojectinJharkhand.

TheprojectissituatedonNorthKoel riverwhichisatributaryofSoneriverfinallyjoiningtheriverGanga

WithanobjectivetoprovideirrigationfacilitiestofarmlandspecificallyinDaltonganj inPalamu region&Garhwa districtsof

JharkhandAndAurangabadandGayadistrictsinBihar

ThependingworkonthisprojectwillbecompletedatanestimatedcostofRs1,622crore.

Theprojectwasconceivedinyear1972andtheconstructionworkstartedin1975.

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.

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.

PMModilaidthefoundationstoneofamulti-modalterminalonriverGangainSahibganj districtofJharkhand.

§ HealsolaidthefoundationstoneofoneofthelongestriverbridgesonRiverGanga thatwillconnectSahibganj toKatihar district

ofBihar.

§ Thisis4-lanebridgeand5.8kmlongwillbebuiltbyNationalHighwaysAuthorityofIndiaatanestimatedcostofRs2,266crore.

§ PMalsoinauguratedtheGovindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-SahebganjHighway.

BishuParv orSendra wasobservedinJharkhandstate.

§ Itisahuntingfestival.§forthethirdconsecutiveyear

§Tribalfestival

§ItisobservedintheDalma WildlifeSanctuarywhichislocated10kmfromthecityofJamshedpur.

TheGovernmentofJharkhandandOraclehassignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forcloud-basedcitizen

services.

AimistoimprovecitizenservicesandtomakeJharkhandanattractivedestinationforstart-ups.Initiativetoimprovecitizenservices,increase

employment,andencouragestart-upinvestment

OraclewillsupportbyitsvastportfoliooftechnologysolutionsincludingOracleCloud.

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

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 )

India’slargestFreshwateraquariumwasopenedinJharkhand.

§ ThenameoftheAquariumisRanchiMachchli Ghar

§ ItwasopenedatBhagwan Birsa Munda BiodiversityParkinRanchi

§Aquariumisspreadoverin36,000sqfeetareaandithas58fishtank,where120speciesof1500fisheshavebeendisplayed.

§Theeco-parkwillbedevelopedinanareaof4.99acresatacostofRs5.67crore

JharkhandAnnualBudget2017-18.

Theme:Garib Kalyan Varsh

Focus:Agriculture,educationandskilldevelopment,ruraldevelopmentandeliminatingpoverty.

TheMinisterhaspresentedabudgetworthRs75,673.42.Outofwhich:

Revenueexpenditure:Rs57,861.32crore

Capitalexpenditure:Rs18,812.10crore

§ Thetotalallocatedstatebudgetfor2017-18is19.7percentmorethanthepreviousbudget

§ Thetotalallocationinthecapitalexpenditurehasbeenincreasedby21percent

§ Revenueexpenditurehasbeenincreasedby18.66percent.

§ TheGrossStateDomesticProduct(GSDP)fortheyear2017-18hasbeenestimatedatRs2,82,572crorewhichis13.19percent

morethanthatofthepreviousfiscal

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.

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

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%

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