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<p><strong>INFRASTRUCTURE </strong></p><p>With its abundant mineral wealth, analysts say Jharkhand has the potential to grow 4 to 5 per cent higher than the national average. Another intrinsic advantage is having major industries, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, SAIL and Coal India Ltd, already operational in the state. Chief Minister Hemant Soren wants to build on these advantages, for he feels infrastructure will be key to taking Jharkhand&rsquo;s growth to the next level.</p><p>To that end, there are urban development projects to make the cities more livable; a new airport is coming up in Deoghar while the one in Ranchi is expanding; rural roads are being spruced up with Asian Development Bank funds and 75 rural bridges are being built this fiscal.</p><p>The state has achieved 100 per cent rural electrification, with electricity reaching all households in the 24 districts. Work is on to produce surplus electricity and transform Jharkhand into an electricity hub by 2022.</p><div class="itemcenter"><amp-iframe height="62" title="" width="320" sandbox="allow-forms allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" allowfullscreen src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014%5Cu0026native%3D1" class="mrBt15 preferred-source-banner"> </amp-iframe></div></p><p>With 75 per cent of the population dependent on agriculture, the thrust on rural electrification has delivered results. A Central Electricity Auth&shy;ority report says average daily power supply to the agriculture sector is 20 hours a day in Jharkhand.</p><p>When it comes to road density, Jharkhand drops below the national average, adding 32,807 km of roads from 2013 to 2017. The government plans to increase road density to 250 km per 1,000 sq. km by 2025. This will require upgrading of 7,193 km of roads (1,439 km each year requiring Rs 5,756 crore annually).</p><p>Jharkhand seemed on the right track till Covid struck. Finance minister Rameshwar Oraon&rsquo;s budget speech in March said the government hopes growth will go up to 7.2% this fiscal with per capita income touching Rs 65,802.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Iram Ara Ibrahim</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Nov 27, 2020</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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<p><strong>INFRASTRUCTURE </strong></p><p>With its abundant mineral wealth, analysts say Jharkhand has the potential to grow 4 to 5 per cent higher than the national average. Another intrinsic advantage is having major industries, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, SAIL and Coal India Ltd, already operational in the state. Chief Minister Hemant Soren wants to build on these advantages, for he feels infrastructure will be key to taking Jharkhand&rsquo;s growth to the next level.</p><p>To that end, there are urban development projects to make the cities more livable; a new airport is coming up in Deoghar while the one in Ranchi is expanding; rural roads are being spruced up with Asian Development Bank funds and 75 rural bridges are being built this fiscal.</p><p>The state has achieved 100 per cent rural electrification, with electricity reaching all households in the 24 districts. Work is on to produce surplus electricity and transform Jharkhand into an electricity hub by 2022.</p><div class="itemcenter"><iframe scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="62" awidth="320" aheight="62" amplayout="fixed" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014" class="preferred-source-banner" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><style>.preferred-source-banner{  margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;}</style></p><p>With 75 per cent of the population dependent on agriculture, the thrust on rural electrification has delivered results. A Central Electricity Auth&shy;ority report says average daily power supply to the agriculture sector is 20 hours a day in Jharkhand.</p><p>When it comes to road density, Jharkhand drops below the national average, adding 32,807 km of roads from 2013 to 2017. The government plans to increase road density to 250 km per 1,000 sq. km by 2025. This will require upgrading of 7,193 km of roads (1,439 km each year requiring Rs 5,756 crore annually).</p><p>Jharkhand seemed on the right track till Covid struck. Finance minister Rameshwar Oraon&rsquo;s budget speech in March said the government hopes growth will go up to 7.2% this fiscal with per capita income touching Rs 65,802.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Iram Ara Ibrahim</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Nov 27, 2020</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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Jharkhand: Power Surge

The state has achieved 100 per cent rural electrification, with electricity reaching all households in the 24 districts.

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