The Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand on Tuesday presented its first budget in the state Assembly and announced farm loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 and 100-unit free power besides stating that all residents will be covered under medical treatment for up to Rs 5 lakh. Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon tabled the budget of Rs 86,370 crore. The salient features of the budget include launching of Rs 5 lakh medical cover for all, including above poverty line (APL) families who have not been covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, launching of Sari, Dhoti and Lungi scheme for 57 lakh families, scholarship plans for all students up to class XII, 100-unit free power if people consume up to 300 units per month, Rs 8 lakh treatment assistance for those with critical illness like kidney failure, cancer, liver and brain haemorrhage, loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 for the farmers, Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per year stipend for unemployed youth, and CM Canteen schemes, among others.
