झारखंड राज्य बजट 2007-08 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Total expenditure reached approximately Rs 14,500 crore amid the final phase of the global commodity boom.
• Madhu Koda government continued — later revealed as one of India's most corrupt state administrations.
• Mining royalties peaked at Rs 2,500 crore driven by record coal and iron ore prices globally.
• Sixth Pay Commission implementation began, sharply increasing salary expenditure across state government.
• Naxal activity remained elevated — several ambushes on security forces in Latehar and West Singhbhum.
• Education spending at Rs 3,200 crore with SSA constructing thousands of school buildings across the state.
• NRHM-driven health spending reached Rs 1,200 crore, deploying ASHAs across tribal villages.
• Capital expenditure at Rs 2,500 crore — road and bridge construction the primary focus.
• Industrial MoUs worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore signed at investor summits but virtually none materialised.
• Power generation capacity remained critically short — load shedding routine across the state.
• Deforestation accelerated from mining expansion and encroachment in Palamau and Hazaribagh.
• State planning capacity remained weak — no credible five-year development plan produced since statehood.
• Urban development in Ranchi began with ring road planning and IT park proposals.