Additionally, the cabinet addressed the matter of three prize militants of the JJMP being killed in an encounter with the police in Gumla, Jharkhand.

The plan is to protect 575.19 square kilometers of the Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary. In this area, the villages of Ankuwa, Samta, Karampada, Gudlibag, Trikoshi, and Thalkuwad of West Singhbhum district will be protected as part of the sanctuary. This information was provided by Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel to journalists after the cabinet meeting. A total of 27 proposals were approved in the cabinet meeting.

It is noteworthy that the Saranda forest wildlife area is considered a golden treasure of life. Here is home to the endangered flying lizard. This area is rich with more than 40 species of mammals, 162 species of birds, nine species of amphibians, and 33 species of reptiles. The wild elephants here are also famous across the country.

Furthermore, the state government will rehabilitate 780 families affected by the Mandal Dam and Palamu Tiger Project. The cabinet approved this. The cabinet will provide ₹15 lakh and one acre of land to each of these displaced families.

The cabinet also extended the service of assistant police personnel in the state for one year. This service extension was given according to the previous terms and conditions of all these assistant police personnel. All the conditions included in the previous resolution regarding their appointment will remain the same. Approval of ₹97 crore 65 lakh 82 thousand 500 was given for the construction of the building of the Government Polytechnic College located in the capital Ranchi.

The swearing-in ceremony for these ministers will be held at the Presidential Palace today. Sources indicate that Anil Kumar Sinha will be assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Pun to the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Mishra to the Ministry of Health and Population, Kharel to the Ministry of Information and Communication, and Pariyar to the Ministry of Agriculture. With this, the cabinet now comprises nine ministers, including the Prime Minister, who holds several important portfolios.

Dr. Sangeeta Kaushal Mishra has been given the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and Population. She was an additional secretary in the ministry and resigned from her post on Sunday to pave the way for becoming a minister. Mahabir Pun will be assigned to the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology. He is the chairman of the Rashtriya Aavishkar Kendra (National Innovation Center). Senior journalist Jagdish Kharel’s name has been put forward for the Ministry of Communication, Information, and Technology. He has been the news head at the Image Media Group.

In addition, Madan Pariyar will lead the Ministry of Agriculture, while the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Land Reforms will be assigned to former judge Anil Kumar Sinha. The cabinet now has a total of nine ministers, including the interim Prime Minister. Sushila Karki has kept many important ministries with herself.

Sushila Karki assumed the responsibility of interim Prime Minister on September 12. The previous government of KP Sharma Oli fell after protests led by GEN-Z over corruption and social media restrictions. The political uncertainty that followed ended with Sushila Karki becoming the interim Prime Minister.

The interim government will function until the upcoming general elections, which are scheduled to be held on March 5. Upon assuming office, Sushila Karki appointed Kulma Ghising as Minister of Energy, Water Resources, and Physical Planning, Rameswar Khanal as Finance Minister, and Om Prakash Aryal as Home Minister.

In related matters, the Cabinet sanctioned the allocation of the residence of Guruji, Rajya Sabha MP Shibu Soren, to his wife, Rupi Soren. The proposal was approved, acknowledging Guruji’s lifetime use of the residence.

Other cabinet decisions include the approval of the Jharkhand Free and Compulsory Child Education (Second Amendment) Rules, 2025; the implementation of guidelines for recording evidence of vulnerable witnesses-2025; the approval of appointment on compassionate grounds for a dependent of Gopal Thakur, a former daily employee of the Jharkhand High Court; the approval of the Jharkhand State Road Safety Fund (Amendment) Rules-2025; the approval for the service rendered by temporary clerks in registration offices after December 1, 2004, to be considered for pension and family pension; the re-publication of the census-2027 notification in Jharkhand, based on a gazette from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; the issuance of Jharkhand DGiz Donor Organ and Transplantation Guidelines; the inclusion of subjects related to manual scavengers in the duties of the Women, Child Development and Social Security Department under the First Schedule of the Jharkhand Executive Rules, 2000 (as amended from time to time); administrative approval for the third revised estimate of Rs 1851 crore 67 lakh 74 thousand for the Punasi reservoir scheme; post-facto approval for the removal of the requirement for live photos of applicants at the time of application in the implementation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister Maiya Samman Yojana; approval for the formation of the Chief Minister Jharkhand International Migrant Worker Grant and Assistance Fund to assist international migrant workers from the state with repatriation of mortal remains, financial assistance, and support for their return; approval for various components, the state share, and extension of the centrally sponsored scheme PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) for the financial year 2025-26; the second revised administrative approval of Rs 49.10 crore for the construction of a road over bridge (ROB) in place of Level Crossing No. 04/E between Satsangnagar-Bhirakhibad Path (MDR-235) and Jasidih-Vaidyanathdham station; administrative approval of Rs 34.36 crore for the reconstruction work (including land acquisition and afforestation) of the Bariyatu Kalikaran Path (MDR-101) to Hunderu (on MDR-105) via Tonagatu IPL factory path (total length – 6.263 km), transferring it from the Rural Works Department to the Road Construction Department; approval to adopt the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules 2022 notified by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; the formation of the State Sahitya Akademi; approval for the formation of the Jharkhand State Sangeet Natak Akademi to promote activities in the field of music, drama, and applied arts; approval of the Jharkhand Tourism Development and Registration Act (Amendment) Bill-2025; approval for the state’s participation in the World Bank-funded Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project, Phase-2 and 3; post-facto approval of the Cabinet on the Jharkhand Coaching Center (Control and Regulation) Bill-2025; approval of Rs 58.07 crore for the construction of the Keliasol to Khadapathar path (16.650 km) from Nirsa (NH-19) in Dhanbad district, transferring it from the Rural Works Department to the Road Construction Department; approval of Rs 75.97 crore for the construction of Hata Chaibasa (NH-2020) railway crossing to Barachiru and Power Grid Link Path (11.110 km); approval for the establishment, operation, and construction of buildings for 50 Anganwadi centers in Scheduled Tribe-dominated areas under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGU); approval of the proposal and draft of the agreement with the selected agency through EOL in PPP mode at Dhanbad Airport; approval for the increase in the estimated number of students in each category in the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Pardeshiya Scholarship Scheme-2020 (Amended 2022); approval for the necessary amendments in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Examination (Graduate Level Technical/Specific Qualification Posts) Operation Rules-2017 (as amended from time to time); approval for amendments in the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act-2017 and the Jharkhand Water Resources Contractor Registration Rules-2018 and the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) of the Water Resources Department for the mandatory requirement of GST certificates in public; approval for the scheme with an estimated amount of Rs 244 crore 73 lakh for the construction work of Government Engineering College, Giridih; approval for the establishment of 109 Anganwadi centers in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)-dominated areas under the Prime Minister’s Janjatiya Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN); approval of Rs 104 crore 25 lakh for the construction of bridges, land acquisition, and afforestation of the Daltenganj ROB (on SH-10) to the North Koyal Semra Mines Path (15.150 km) under the Daltenganj Division; approval of the amended rules of 2012 for the registration and renewal of contractors in the Jharkhand Government Drinking Water and Sanitation Department; the decision to provide pensions to the teachers and non-teaching staff of 180 non-governmental aided madrasas and 11 unrecognized recognized Sanskrit schools approved during the time of undivided Bihar; the decision to provide Rs 74.95 crore for the construction of a 132/33 kV grid sub-station, ITI More Chas; the decision to provide a total estimated amount of Rs 174 crore 36 lakh for the construction of the 220 kV Baliapur-Maithan transmission line; the decision to provide Rs 67 crore 59 lakh for the construction of the 132 kV Baliapur-Sindri transmission line; approval of Rs 113 crore 43 lakh for the construction of a 132/33 kV gas insulated sub-station (GIS) in Binod Bihari Chowk, Dhanbad; the approval to provide Rs 77 crore 66 lakh for the construction of the Lilo transmission line in the Sindri grid of the 132 kV Chandankiyari-Govindpur transmission line; the decision to provide Rs 173 crore 10 lakh for the construction of the Lilo transmission line in the proposed 220/132/33 kV grid sub-station, Maithan (near Sanjay Chowk); the decision to provide Rs 172 crore 88 lakh for the construction of a 220/132/33 kV GIS sub-station, Maithan (near Sanjay Chowk); the decision to release Rs 126 crore 18 lakh for the construction of the 132 kV Maithan-Tundi transmission line; approval of Rs 74 crore 95 lakh for the construction of a 132/33 kV grid sub-station, Sindri (HURL); approval of Rs 28 crore 77 lakh for the 400 kV Chandwa-Latehar and 400 kV Patratu Latehar transmission lines under the Jharkhand Consultancy Project by Power Grid Corporation Limited after the total revised amount of Rs 1842.25 crore for the transmission line project for Patratu Super Thermal Power Station; approval of Rs 39 crore 88 lakh for the purchase of hydraulic rescue platform vehicles for the Home Guard and Fire Service office; approval for the formation and administration of the Jharkhand Budget Stabilization Fund Rules-2025; post-facto approval for the departmental notification regarding the formation of the Jharkhand Beverages Corporation Limited (JSBCL) Jharkhand Liquor Storage and Wholesale Sales (Amendment) Rules-2025.

The council of ministers decided that 2 kg of chickpeas to be provided monthly to Antyodaya and priority category families residing in the scheduled areas and MADA pocket areas of the state would be purchased through the NeML e-auction platform.

The cabinet meeting, led to a decision to procure Mahindra Bolero four-wheelers and TVS Apache motorcycles for police use. The total expenditure for these vehicles is estimated to be ₹146 crore 79 lakh 63 thousand 849. Each Mahindra Bolero will cost ₹9 lakh 59 thousand, and each TVS Apache will cost ₹1 lakh 14 thousand 563. The purchase will be completed over two financial years. This decision was prompted by the dilapidated condition of existing vehicles, with 1079 four-wheelers and 1133 two-wheelers deemed unfit for use.

Other key decisions included an increase in dearness allowance for state employees and pensioners, the amendment of guidelines for district planning, and the approval of infrastructure projects. The cabinet also addressed personnel matters, approving disciplinary actions and appointments. Additionally, decisions were made regarding the National Pension Scheme, medical reimbursements, and various operational and regulatory matters.