झारखंड राज्य बजट 2006-07 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Total expenditure rose to approximately Rs 12,800 crore, a 22% increase over 2005-06 actuals.
• Mining royalties surged on the back of the global commodity boom — coal and iron ore prices rising sharply.
• Political instability persisted with Madhu Koda heading a JMM-backed independent government.
• Naxal insurgency remained acute — Maoists called Jharkhand bandhs disrupting economic activity regularly.
• Central plan assistance increased under the Backward Regions Grant Fund targeting Jharkhand's left-wing extremism districts.
• Education spending rose to Rs 2,800 crore with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan driving primary school construction.
• Health allocation at Rs 1,000 crore — NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) began channelling central funds.
• Capital expenditure at Rs 2,200 crore focused on roads and power transmission infrastructure.
• Tribal sub-plan allocation at Rs 1,100 crore remained underutilised due to governance capacity constraints.
• Steel and mining boom in Jamshedpur-Chaibasa belt attracted private investment proposals.
• Deoghar and Baidyanath Dham pilgrim infrastructure received modest tourism allocation.
• State's share of central taxes increased under the 12th Finance Commission recommendations.
• Jharkhand Industrial Policy 2001 failed to attract major investments due to land acquisition and law-and-order challenges.