CM Hemant Soren and Finance Minister R. Oraon before the budget presentation in Ranchi on Tuesday.
Free power and free treatment also part of welfare steps in State budget
The Hemant Soren government on Tuesday announced a slew of welfare measures including farm loan waiver, unemployment allowance, free power, free treatment for critical illness and universal scholarship for students in government schools.
Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon presented the first budget of the alliance government led by Mr. Soren, which came to power in December last year.
“The annual budgetary allocation for the year 2020-21 is estimated at ₹86,370 crore. The revenue and capital expenditure has been estimated at ₹73,316 crore and ₹13,054 crore respectively,” Mr. Oraon said in the State Assembly.
“More than 75% of Jharkhand’s population depends on agriculture and allied activities. The