Jharkhand
Long held up as an example of the poverty of India’s eastern regions, Jharkhand is seeking to capitalize on its mineral-rich terrain to boost development. The state presents an interesting dichotomy of development: on one hand regions in the state are plagued by poverty, on the other, the state houses one of India’s largest commercial manufacturing units by Tata Motors along with the world’s 10th largest steel manufacturer located in the city of Jamshedpur. While the government hopes to bolster its textile, food processing, automobile and auto components sectors and improve the state of its health and medical education, lingering left-wing violence and poor infrastructure still need to be addressed.
State Summary
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Size
30,778 sq. miles -
Population
33 million -
State GDP
$26.7 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
81
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Rajya Sabha Seats
6 -
Lok Sabha Seats
28 -
Party Affiliation
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Indian National Congress (INC), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPIML-L)
Climate Change
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Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
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Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Jharkhand slashes VAT (value added tax) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 4 per cent from 20 per cent to increase air connectivity in the state and bring down airfares to boost tourism
Posted on June 22, 2022
Jharkhand government announces a subsidy of $0.33 on petrol and diesel for residents living below the poverty line
Posted on January 5, 2022
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Jharkhand reaches 94.91 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Jharkhand achieves 0 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
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Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Kerala announce lockdown measures in response to the spike in Covid-19 cases
Posted on May 12, 2021
Jharkhand Notifies Workplace Policy on Tuberculosis
Posted on December 30, 2020Jharkhand notifies a workplace policy on Tuberculosis (TB). Per the policy, all employers in the state are required to arrange for the treatment of employees for TB and its related comorbidities, including occupational lung diseases.
Union Cabinet approved transfer of Central Hospital to Jharkhand Government free of cost
Posted on August 15, 2018The Union Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to transfer the Central Hospital at Karma, Jharkhand under the Ministry of Labour & Employment along with its land and building to the Jharkhand Government free of cost to establish a new Medical College.
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
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Jharkhand retrospectively exempts industrial units setting up captive power plants from electricity duty. The exemption is applicable for five years starting 2016
Posted on October 6, 2021
Infrastructure and Governance
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NITI Aayog’s baseline report on the multidimensional poverty index shows Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh as the poorest states in the country
Posted on December 1, 2021
The Jharkhand cabinet approves an employment policy to allow 75 percent reservation in the private sector for locally domiciled candidates
Posted on March 17, 2021
Land & Labor Laws
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Jharkhand provides 75 per cent reservation for jobs for locals in the private sector.
Posted on July 21, 2022
Jharkhand government reserves 75 percent of jobs in the private sector for local candidates
Posted on January 5, 2022
Water & Sanitation
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