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.