Empowering the next generation of women leaders, Jharkhand’s cabinet unanimously decided to broaden the Manki Munda Scholarship Scheme’s reach to female students in all state educational facilities, from engineering hubs to polytechnics. The resolution, passed in Ranchi’s Project Building, reflects the government’s focus on inclusive education.
Details emerged from Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel’s post-meeting presser: the scheme, once exclusive to Ranchi Polytechnic, now covers statewide institutions with user-friendly application tweaks. This inclusivity is poised to uplift tribal and underprivileged girls.
Among 40 approvals, standout reforms include child care leave enhancements for women staff—100% pay first year, 80% second. Legislators gain elite health services, Godda’s new women’s polytechnic gets Rs 88 crore greenlight.
Sarath’s girls’ school becomes a degree college, Ranchi Women’s Science Block hostel shifts to Morabadi. NCC breakfast funds rise, tourist taxes promote revenue-generating tourism, driving institutes funded Rs 22 crore (with Rs 17 crore central match).
Netrahath staff incentivized with 20% pay hike, servant grievance rules enacted, reservation rosters for universities defined. Daltenganj station rebranded Medininagar, census outsourced, Redbird services extended, and contract standardizations approved.
These measures collectively advance women’s rights, infrastructure, and public services, positioning Jharkhand as a model for progressive policy-making.