Jharkhand Politics & Governance

Ranchi Sadar Hospital opens neurophysiology laboratory

1 May 2026

Ranchi Sadar Hospital opened a neurophysiology laboratory, described as the first of its kind in a Jharkhand district hospital. It provides nerve-conduction studies, EEG, EMG, visual evoked potential and repetitive nerve stimulation tests for assessing neurological, nerve and muscle disorders.

Neurologists Dr Sanjeev Kumar Sharma and Dr Ahmed Hussain will guide the service. The facility is also intended to support timely testing of children with hearing disabilities and patients with trauma-related nerve injuries.

Key Facts

• The laboratory’s diagnostic role includes epilepsy, nerve disorders, muscle diseases and other neurological conditions.

Medininagar plans ₹5-crore green zone at Six Muhana

1 May 2026

Medininagar Municipal Corporation prepared a plan to develop Six Muhana, a six-way intersection in Palamu, as a green zone at an estimated cost of ₹5 crore. The proposal includes traffic changes, designated street-vending areas, an electric-vehicle charger, green space and facilities for walking and children’s recreation.

The detailed project report was ready and tendering was expected to follow. Officials estimated that the project would take six to eight months to complete.

Jharkhand begins Census self-enumeration

1 May 2026

Jharkhand began the Census self-enumeration phase on 1 May, scheduled to run through 15 May. Chief Minister Hemant Soren completed his self-enumeration in Ranchi and urged residents to participate, directing officials to include personnel familiar with regional languages.

House listing and enumeration were scheduled for 16 May to 14 June, with enumerators visiting households to collect information.

Key Facts

• The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India conducts the national Census under the Union Home Ministry.
• The Census Act, 1948 provides the legal framework for India’s censuses conducted since 1951.

Governor seeks JPSC inquiry into examination errors

1 May 2026

Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar asked the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) to investigate reported errors in papers for the Assistant Conservator of Forests main examination and Civil Services preliminary examination, as well as complaints about incorrect answers in a preliminary answer key. The commission was asked to identify responsible personnel and take action against anyone found guilty. The Governor also called for stronger checks in question-paper preparation and answer-key publication.

Key Facts

• JPSC conducts competitive examinations to recruit candidates for Jharkhand state-government jobs.

Relocation to Belgadia township continues

2 May 2026

About 2,600 families have been relocated to Dhanbad’s Belgadia township, including 140 recently moved from Sonardih Tanda Basti. Relocation from other risk-prone areas is continuing, with around 13,500 more families expected to be settled there; residents have raised concerns about employment, water, schooling and compensation.

Key Facts

• Jharkhand Rehabilitation and Development Authority (JRDA) oversees resettlement; compensation remains in process after safe relocation.

Giridih reports limited recovery of stone-mining penalties

2 May 2026

Giridih’s mining department had recovered ₹92.12 lakh of the ₹26.13 crore in penalties imposed on stone-mine operators after inspections between May 2023 and January 2024 detected excess extraction. The department said it had issued notices and was preparing certificate proceedings to pursue the outstanding amount.

Deoghar plans subsidised solar pumps for 119 farmers

2 May 2026

Deoghar plans to provide portable 2-HP solar pumps to 119 farmers under the Kisan Samriddhi and Kusum schemes. The block agriculture officer said the pumps would receive a subsidy of about 90%, with farmers paying the rest; applicants must have a water source such as a well or pond.

Key Facts

• Portable solar pumps can reduce farmers’ dependence on grid electricity and diesel for irrigation.

Hemant Soren seeks separate Sarna code in Census 2027

3 May 2026

Chief Minister Hemant Soren wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar seeking a separate Sarna religion code in the form for the second phase of Census 2027. He argued that separately recording the community’s religious identity would provide more detailed data to inform policy and development planning. The request was not an approved change to the census form.

Key Facts

• Sarna faith centres on nature worship, a distinct religious identity underlying the request for separate census recognition.

Dhanbad airport proposal remains under discussion

3 May 2026

Nirsa MLA Arup Chatterjee said he planned to meet Chief Minister Hemant Soren on 7 May to discuss a proposed ...