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Stay updated with all major state developments for your upcoming exams. This daily compilation includes political updates, governance issues, infrastructure, public health, and judiciary news relevant to Jharkhand.
Monsoon Session of Jharkhand Assembly Begins
Duration: 1–7 August 2025
Venue: Vidhan Sabha, Ranchi
The five-day Monsoon Session began with condolences to departed figures and a call by Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato for dignified, people-oriented debates.
Legislative Agenda:
| Date | Agenda Highlights |
|---|---|
| 1 August | Obituary references, session commencement |
| 4 August | First Supplementary Budget (FY 2025–26) presentation |
| 5 August | Budget discussion |
| 6–7 August | Bills including State University Commission Bill |
Importance: Understanding legislative functioning, state budget process, and new state-level institutions.
Political Stand – Opposition to Voter Roll Revision
The ruling INDIA bloc has decided to introduce a resolution against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Allegation: Misuse of institutional mechanisms to alter voter base.
Importance: Knowledge of electoral processes and role of legislative resolutions in state governance.
Kantatoli Flyover Ramp Near Completion
Location: Ranchi (Near Birsa Munda Bus Stand)
The Kantatoli flyover ramp is nearly ready and expected to open before 15 August 2025.
Key Benefits:
- Smoother traffic flow at Siramtoli, Bahubazar, and Kantatoli
- Reduced congestion in core areas of Ranchi
Importance: State infrastructure & urban planning initiatives.
New Liquor Policy: Retail Privatization
Effective From: 1 September 2025
Change: End of government monopoly over retail liquor sales
Policy Highlights:
- 1,343 shops to be allotted via lottery system
- Wholesale remains under JSBCL (Jharkhand State Beverages Corporation Ltd.)
Importance: State revenue policies and role of public-private partnership in governance.
Ambulance Drivers’ Protest Ends
Participants: 108 Ambulance drivers
Demands:
- Implementation of EPF
- Revised salaries & overtime pay
- Job security
Resolution:
- EPF starts from August 2025
- Revised wages from September 2025
Importance: Labor rights, contract employment, and public health services in Jharkhand.
Monsoon Tragedy in Dumka
Incident: Collapse of a wall under reconstruction
Location: Dumka
Cause: Heavy rainfall
Casualties: A child and an elderly person died
Importance: Disaster preparedness, safety during monsoon, and local governance failure.
New Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
Name: Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan
Sworn In: 23 July 2025
Felicitated: 2 August 2025 by Jharkhand High Court Bar Association
Importance: Judicial appointments (Article 217), functioning of High Courts in India
Summary Table – At a Glance
| Category | Event Summary |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Monsoon Session begins; budget and key bills scheduled |
| Electoral Politics | Resolution planned against EC’s voter list revision (SIR) |
| Infrastructure | Kantatoli Flyover ramp opening before 15 August |
| Policy Reform | Retail liquor sales privatized; lottery-based shop allocation |
| Labor & Health | 108 Ambulance drivers’ protest ends with govt assurances |
| Disaster Alert | Wall collapse in Dumka kills two during heavy rainfall |
| Judiciary | New Chief Justice Tarlok S. Chauhan felicitated in Ranchi |
Topics Covered for Exam Preparation:
- State Legislative Procedures
- Supplementary Budget Process
- State Infrastructure Projects
- Labor & Public Health Policy
- Judicial Appointments & Articles
- Disaster Management in Monsoon
- Liquor Revenue Policy of Jharkhand
Tip for Aspirants:
Make concise notes from this update, link them to static topics in Indian Polity, Jharkhand Economy, and Governance, and revise weekly.