The Jharkhand Cabinet has sanctioned the dismissal of four female physicians stationed across various districts in the state. The affected doctors include Dr. Farhana, a gynecologist from Sadar Hospital, Giridih; Dr. Jyoti Kumari, a medical officer at the Additional Primary Health Center, Balkush (Tundi), Dhanbad, presently on deputation at the Primary Health Center, Topchanchi, Dhanbad; Dr. Bhavna, a medical officer at the Community Health Center, Markachcho, Koderma; and Dr. Rinku Kumari Singh, a medical officer at the Community Health Center, Chandankiyari, Bokaro. The Cabinet has also approved the removal of Dr. Indranath Prasad, a medical officer at Sadar Hospital, Sahibganj.
Additionally, the Cabinet has decided that the residence of Guruji, Rajya Sabha MP Shibu Soren, will be allocated to his wife, Rupi Soren. This residence in Morhabadi was designated for Guruji’s lifetime use.
The Cabinet made several other decisions, including approving the Jharkhand Free and Compulsory Child Education (Second Amendment) Rules, 2025. It also approved the implementation of guidelines for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses-2025. Furthermore, the Cabinet sanctioned the appointment of a dependent of Gopal Thakur, a former daily worker, on compassionate grounds, as per the orders of the Jharkhand High Court. The Jharkhand State Road Safety Fund (Amendment) Rules-2025 was approved, along with the provision for pension and family pension eligibility for temporary clerks who served as additional clerks after December 1, 2004.
The re-publication of the Census-2027 notification in Jharkhand was approved, following the gazette of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The issuance of the Jharkhand Diseases Donor Organ and Transplantation Guidelines was also sanctioned. The Cabinet also approved the inclusion of manual scavengers in the duties of the Women, Child Development, and Social Security Department under the First Schedule of the Jharkhand Executive Rules, -2000 (as amended from time to time).
Financial decisions included the administrative approval of the third revised estimate of Rs 1851 crore 67 lakh 74 thousand for the Punasi Reservoir Scheme. Ex-post facto approval was given for the requirement of a live photo of the applicant during the application process of the Jharkhand Chief Minister’s Maiyan Samman Yojana. The formation of the Chief Minister Jharkhand International Migrant Worker Grant and Assistance Fund was approved to aid international migrant workers during crises, covering financial support for repatriation of deceased workers and assistance for returning workers.
The PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme for the financial year 2025-26, aimed at organizing food processing units, was also approved. The second revised administrative approval for constructing the Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Level Crossing Number 04/E on the Satsangnagar-Bhirakhibad Path (MDR-235), between Jasidih-Vaidyanathdham station, at a cost of Rs 49.10 crore, with the state covering Rs 40.63 crore, was granted. Moreover, the Cabinet authorized the reconstruction of the Bariyatu Kalikaran Path (MDR-101) to Hundru via Tonagatu IPL Factory Path, transferring it from the Rural Works Department to the Road Construction Department, with an estimated budget of Rs 34.36 crore.
The adoption of the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules 2022, as notified by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, was approved. The formation of the State Sahitya Akademi and the Jharkhand State Sangeet Natak Akademi was authorized, with the latter focusing on promoting cultural activities and unity. The Jharkhand Tourism Development and Registration Act (Amendment) Bill-2025 was also approved.
The Cabinet sanctioned the state’s participation in the World Bank-funded Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project and approved the Jharkhand Coaching Center (Control and Regulation) Bill-2025. It also approved transferring the Keliasol to Khadapathar Path in Dhanbad from the Rural Works Department to the Road Construction Department, with a construction budget of Rs 58.07 crore.
Further decisions encompassed approving Rs 75.97 crore for the construction of the Hata Chaibasa railway crossing to Barachiru and Power Grid Link Path, as well as the establishment of 50 Anganwadi centers in Scheduled Tribe dominated areas under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUUA). Approval was also granted for an agreement with a selected agency for Dhanbad Airport projects under the PPP mode. Approvals were made to increase the estimated number of students in the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Pardeshiya Chhatravritti Yojana-2020 scholarship program and modify the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Examination Rules and the amendment to the Jharkhand Jal Sansadhan Samvidak Niyamanvali-2018. The scheme for Government Engineering College in Giridih was approved for Rs 244 crore 73 lakh. The Cabinet also approved the establishment of 109 Anganwadi centers for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) under PM JANMAN. Further, it approved Rs 104.25 crore for road works. Lastly, approval was given to the amended rules of the Jharkhand Government Drinking Water and Sanitation Department Contractors Registration and Renewal Rules-2012.
Additional approvals included pensions for teachers and staff of 180 non-governmental aided madrasas and 11 recognized Sanskrit schools from the pre-partition period. Financial allocations were made, including Rs 74.95 crore for a 132/33 kV grid sub-station, Rs 174.36 crore for a Baliapur-Maithon transmission line, Rs 67.59 crore for a Baliapur-Sindri transmission line, Rs 113.43 crore for a gas insulated sub-station in Dhanbad, Rs 77.66 crore for the Chandankiyari-Govindpur transmission line, and Rs 173.10 crore for a grid sub-station at Maithon. Further, Rs 172.88 crore was allocated for a gas insulated sub-station at Maithon, and Rs 126.18 crore for the Maithon-Tundi transmission line. Finally, Rs 74.95 crore was approved for a grid sub-station in Sindri. Funding of Rs 28.77 crore was approved for power lines under the Jharkhand Consultancy Project, and Rs 39.88 crore for rescue platform vehicles. The formation and administration of the Jharkhand Budget Stabilization Fund Rules-2025 and the departmental notification regarding the Jharkhand Beverages Corporation Limited (JSBCL) were approved.
