The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed the annual Budget to the tune of Rs 85,429 crore for the year 2019-20. Out of total budget, Rs 65,803 crore is on the head of revenue expenditure while Rs 19,626 crore is on capital expenditure.
Earlier, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) MLA Pradeep Yadav moved a cut motion. Along with Yadav, JMM MLA Kunal Sarangi and Congress MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat speak in favour of cut motion. While, speaking against the cut motion, from treasury benches Amit Mandal, Kedar Hazra and Laxman Tudu spoke against the cut motion.
Speaking against the Opposition’s cut motion move, State Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda said that the Government under Raghubar Das is committed to development of State and Jharkhand is moving ahead at the rate of not 100 per cent, but it is moving at the rate of 1,000 per cent.
Munda said that the left wing extremist affected districts in State have reduced from 21 to 19 while number of severe LSW affected districts has been reduced from 19 to 16. During the debate of cut-motion, the issue of tussle between West Bengal Government and CBI was also raised. Munda said, “Opposition levels charges of misuse of Constitutional agencies by Government, but the entire country is witnessing what is happening in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee Government. The BJP does not need certificate from Opposition, it is the people who are to issue the certificate to Government.”
Participating in the debate, BJP MLA from Godda, Amit Mandal said State GSDP is growing, while the inflation is down.
There has been growth of State revenue by 15 per cent. BJP MLA Laxman Tudu too appreciated the work being carried out by the Raghubar Das Government.
Speaking in favour of cut motion, JVM (P) MLA Pradeep Yadav said that democracy is in danger as the Government is misusing the CBI, the episode in West Bengal is clear cut example how the Government had misused the Central agencies.
Yadav said, “The scenario in Jharkhand is no better. There is no coordination between Chief Minister and his council of ministers. There is tussle between MLAs and MPs. No Chief Ministers had held so many posts.”
The JVM lawmaker also raised the issue of anomalies and corruption in construction of Assembly buildings. The JVM MLA also attacked the State Government for presenting a wrong picture of State growth and development.
Earlier, during the question hour the issue of appointment of government teachers in high schools was also raised.
Congress MLA Alamgir Alam raising the issue stated that despite 25 per cent seats vacant in high schools, seats are not getting filled by candidates who have cleared the Jharkhand Teachers Eligibility Test examination. Replying to lawmaker, State Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Neera Yadav said the teachers recruitment in seven districts which includes six districts of Santhal Pargana and Latehar districts is being followed as per rules of teachers recruitment process and the advertisement for teachers recruitment.