Jharkhand’s assembly echoed with optimism as Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore presented the 2026-27 budget of ₹1,58,560 crore—a 9% increase over the previous ₹1.45 lakh crore. Branded ‘Aabua Dishom Budget,’ it aims to fulfill aspirations of the poor, farmers, tribals, and women, promising to ‘bring smiles and wipe tears.’
Kishore lambasted the Centre for discriminatory treatment: denied ₹5,000 crore tax share, ₹11,000 crore grants, and burdened with ₹5,640 crore extra under rural job schemes. Coal dues of ₹1.36 lakh crore from PSUs remain unpaid. Undeterred, the state pushes for all-round development.
Women in agriculture shine under Mahila Kushal Yojana (₹25 crore), linking them to integrated farming, tech, and markets. Cash crops like sugarcane and jute get ₹19.88 crore via renamed scheme. Across 81 assembly constituencies, ₹162.20 crore funds cooperative centers with solar cold storage.
Education leaps with 100 CM Excellence Schools, JHIT upgrades for 23 polytechnics, and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Chatra. Health gets PET-CT in medical colleges, mammography district-wide, cath labs, and 750 affordable clinics. AI training in six ITIs and lac cultivation revival in Palamu for rural jobs.
Roads and bridges advance: ₹1,000 crore for 2026-27 rural roads after 1,644 km last year; ₹730 crore for bridges post 122 completions. Investment surge from WEF (₹1.24 lakh crore, 45k jobs) and policies (₹20k crore, 15k jobs) in steel, energy, manufacturing.
Tourism boom includes glass bridges at waterfalls, ropeways at Hundru, skywalks in Ramgarh and Netarhat, developments at Punsasi dam, Malay bandh, Koleshwari hill, and eco-tourism in Khunti. GSDP at ₹5.16 lakh crore to double in five years at 14% growth (9-10% constant prices), targeting agriculture to social security.
Funding: Own taxes ₹46k cr, non-tax ₹20.7k cr, central schemes ₹18.3k cr, share ₹51.2k cr, debt ₹22k cr. Revenue spend up 9.2% to ₹1.21 lakh cr, capex 8.5% to ₹37.7k cr. Fiscal deficit 2.18% GSDP. Budgets for kids (₹10,793 cr, 138 schemes) and gender (₹34,211 cr, 232 schemes). House prorogued to Wednesday.