Defiance marked Jharkhand Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore’s budget speech in the assembly, where he tabled ₹1,58,560 crore for FY 2026-27, up 9% from prior year. ‘Aabua Dishom’ pledges holistic progress amid central funding woes, vowing no retreat from development despite opposition.
Highlighting women farmers’ empowerment via Mahila Kushal Yojana (₹25 cr), the budget integrates tech and marketing. Cash crops expansion (₹19.88 cr), 162 solar cold storage units (₹162 cr). Education: 100 elite schools, polytechnic upgrades to JHIT, new Ambedkar University.
Health overhaul: Advanced imaging in colleges/hospitals, mammography everywhere, cath labs, 750 cheap medicine outlets. Skills via AI in ITIs, lac upliftment for jobs. Infra: ₹1k cr rural roads, ₹730 cr bridges. GSDP doubling targeted at 14% growth, fueled by agri-industry-health-education.
Jabs at Centre over shrinking shares, missing grants, job scheme burdens, coal payments. Revenue: ₹1.21 lakh cr (+9.2%), capex ₹37.7k cr (+8.5%). Sources: Taxes ₹46k, non-tax ₹20.7k, aid ₹18.3k, share ₹51.2k, debt ₹22k cr. Deficit 2.18%.
Investment bonanza: WEF ₹1.24 lakh cr (45k jobs), policies ₹20k cr (15k). Tourism: Ropeways, skywalks, glass bridges at falls, dams, hills across Ranchi, Ramgarh, Latehar, Deoghar, Palamu, Chatra, Khunti. Child allocation ₹10.8k cr (10.7%), gender ₹34.2k cr (232 schemes). Session halted till Wed.