Jharkhand Budget 2022-23 LIVE updates: Health budget increased, focus on state infra

Before tabling the budget, the state Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon said the development had been hindered due to COVID, and it has been designed keeping all sections of the society in mind.

The Hemant government of Jharkhand is currently presenting the state budget, and the state Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon tabled a budget of Rs 1.01 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-23. Before tabling the budget, he said the development had been hindered due to COVID, and it has been designed keeping all sections of the society in mind. Special emphasis has been placed in this budget on education, health, and agriculture. Simultaneously, in this year's budget, Hemant Soren's administration has offered a large present to teachers. When presenting the budget to the House, Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon stated that the government is concerned about teacher shortages in Jharkhand.

Here are the key highlights: 

• Major focus has been given on heath sector as the budget for it has been icnreased by 27%.
• Air ambulance facilities will be provided to the people of the state at cheap rates.
• To execute the National Education Policy and the Right to Education Act, additional teaching positions will be established to bring the teacher-to-student ratio up to the national level.
• A provision of Rs 3055 crore has been made alloted for urban development.
• Several flyovers and inner ring road have been announced.
• 2.56 lakh saplings have been proposed to be planted.
• Chief Minister Sarathi Yojana has been launched
• Under the Ambedkar scheme, new houses will be constructed
• Jharkhand's government would offer warm clothing to 15 lakh youngsters at the state's Anganwadi institutions. The budget includes a provision for this purpose.
• The Guruji Credit Card initiative will be launched in order to give financial aid to students pursuing higher education.
• The state administration intends to encourage ecotourism.
• The state government plans to spend Rs 349.39 crore on tourism and arts and culture.
• Each Anganwadi facility will receive one water purifier to ensure the availability of utensils and clean drinking water for cooking and the dispensing of supplemental nutrition.
• The state will launch the Godhan Vikas Yojana. The government will encourage the use of biogas by purchasing cow manure. This will connect 40 thousand farmers to self-employment.