Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore on Wednesday tabled the second supplementary budget of Rs 11,697.45 crore for the 2024-25 fiscal. Highlighting the state's focus on social welfare, the women, child development, and social security department stands to receive the highest allocation of Rs 6,390.55 crore. This reflects the government's commitment to addressing key societal needs.

The highest provision of Rs 6390.55 crore has been made for the Women and Child Development Department, which runs the Maiyaan Samman Yojana.

Under the scheme, the Hemant Soren government has decided to give an honorarium of Rs 2500 to every woman monthly in the 18-50 age group.

The Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana provides financial assistance of Rs 1000/- per month to women beneficiaries. The amount will be directly transferred to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar-linked bank account by the 15th of every month. Annually, Rs 12,000 will be deposited in the bank accounts of all qualified women through the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme.

Many women beneficiaries are waiting for the fifth instalment of the Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana, which is expected to be disbursed in mid-December. Launched in August this year, the Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana aims to enhance financial security and well-being of women across the state.

Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore presented a supplementary budget of Rs 11697.45 crore for 2024-25 after Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar addressed the State Assembly.

The debate on the supplementary budget is scheduled to be held on the last day of the session on Thursday, assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato told reporters.

The energy department is likely to get the second highest outlay of Rs 2,577.92 crore, followed by home, jail and disaster management department at Rs 445.96 crore and school education and literacy department to get Rs 574.69crore.

The first two days of the session witnessed the oath-taking of all 81 members and election of the new Speaker. 

After the presentation of the supplementary budget, Speaker Ravindranath Mahto adjourned the proceedings of the House till 11 am on December 12.

Meanwhile, on the third day of the special session of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, the issue of JSSC CGL heated up outside the House. AJSU's Mandu MLA Nirmal Mahato was sitting on a dharna outside the House. He demanded a CBI inquiry into the JSSC CGL exam. He also demanded an inquiry into the lathicharge on students protesting for the cancellation of the exam in Hazaribagh. He said that the government should give jobs, not lathicharge. The Mandu MLA demanded a total of 37 lakh jobs from the government, including 25 lakh last time and 12 lakh as announced this time. He demanded the cancellation of the JSSC CGL result and action against the officers who lathicharged the students.