The monsoon session of Jharkhand Assembly will be held from July 28 to August 4. The decision to this effect was taken at the State Cabinet today. As per Cabinet decision, the monsoon session will be from July 28 to August 4.

The Monsoon session is likely to witness uproar as BJP leader Babulal Marandi whom the BJP has anointed as BJP legislature party leader is yet to get Leader of Opposition status. Though Marandi has not got LoP status, the BJP has appointed him as party chief in the State.

Presently Marandi is in Delhi meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders. Marandi in Delhi received guidance from the Central leadership.

Cabinet co-ordination secretary Vandana Dadel informed this sharing information regarding the approvals given in the cabinet meeting. She included above along with as many as 35 proposals that were approved by the cabinet.

The State Cabinet today approved the constitution of Netarhat Tourism Development Authority under the chairmanship of tourism department secretary for development of tourism in Netarhat.

The Netarhat Tourism Development Authority will also have deputy commissioner and deputy development commissioner of Latehar district other than principal of BIT Mesra Hotel management department head and others.

The authority head will have power of municipal body commissioner and he will be able to remove encroachment from the Netarhat Panchayat area.

Among those proposals approved, important included the monsoon session of state assembly from July 28 to August 4, approximately Rs. 3.5 thousand crores for transmission line, Patratu Thermal Power Station, establishment of power substation and installation of transformers, and Rs 300 crore (approx) for construction of roads besides others.

A proposal of the home and prison department related to compensation in case of death inside the jail was also among the important approvals. According to the approved proposal, a prisoner will be paid Rs 5 lakh as compensation in case of death in fight among prisoners, Rs 4 lakh in case of death due to negligence by jail authorities and Rs 3 lakh in case of suicide.

In other decision, Work and Accounts Management Information System to be developed by C-DAC for State work departments like Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Water Resources Department, Rural Works Department, Road Construction Department, Building Construction Department, Energy Department and Forest and Environment Department Ex-post facto approval on extension of the period from 27.02.2022 to 26.02.2023, and from 27.02.2023 to 26.02, of the agreement made to give work to C-DAC on the basis of nomination under Financial Rule 245, repealing Financial Rule 235 Tenure extension approved till 2025.