Mon, August 10, 2026
The Jharkhand Assembly on Monday passed the state’s first supplementary budget of ?8,399.31 crore during the third day of the Monsoon Session, with the Opposition remaining absent from the House.
Following the passage of the supplementary budget, proceedings were adjourned until 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
The largest allocation in the supplementary budget has been made to the Rural Development Department, which has been earmarked ?4,258.67 crore. The School Education and Literacy Department will receive ?946.04 crore, while ?490.07 crore has been provided for disaster management under the Home, Jail and Disaster Management Department. The Home division has been allocated an additional ?144.17 crore.
Replying to the discussion on the supplementary budget, Jharkhand Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore outlined the state’s financial position and presented details of expenditure during the first four months of the current financial year, along with the funds received from the Centre.
Kishore also accused the BJP-led Central government of adopting a “stepmotherly” approach towards Jharkhand, alleging that the state has not received its due share of central financial assistance.
The Finance Minister claimed that after accounting for Jharkhand’s share in central taxes, the state received only 0.73 per cent of the funds released as grants. He alleged that the state was being treated differently because the BJP is not in power in Jharkhand.
Citing figures related to tax devolution, Kishore said Uttar Pradesh received ₹19,208 crore, Bihar ₹10,845 crore, Madhya Pradesh ₹810 crore, Maharashtra ₹722 crore and Rajasthan ₹460 crore, while Jharkhand received only ₹360 crore under the figures presented by him.
The minister further said that revenue receipts during the current financial year have so far stood at around 26 per cent, while revenue expenditure has reached approximately 21 per cent.
The passage of the supplementary budget comes as the Hemant Soren government seeks additional financial resources for various development and welfare programmes. The substantial allocation for rural development indicates the government’s focus on strengthening rural infrastructure and implementing development schemes, while additional funds for education and disaster management are aimed at meeting emerging expenditure requirements.
The funding dispute with the Centre, however, is likely to remain a politically contentious issue during the ongoing Monsoon Session, particularly with the state government questioning the adequacy and distribution of central financial assistance.
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