Ranchi: The Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) termed the state Budget of 2021-22 FY as ‘balanced’ but said it was disappointed with the government’s silence on reviving industries and the MSME sector.
FJCCI had met chief minister Hemant Soren and state finance minister Rameshwar Oraon before the commencement of the Budget session and had demanded a revival pack of 600 ailing MSME units, commercialisation of power supply in Jharkhand and measures to strengthen the single window clearance system of the state industries department. However, FJCCI’s key demands were overlooked in the budget document, which was tabled in Jharkhand Assembly on Wednesday.
Ranchi/Bokaro: Cinema halls and multiplexes in Ranchi and Bokaro remained shut on Monday even after the state government had given its nod to resume operations because of the stringent measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus and lack of newly released films.
In Ranchi, only Sujata Cinema, a single-screen theatre, opened with two films dubbed from south India and Hollywood but it has barely any takers.
An official of the theatre said, “The 10 am show was cancelled as there was no audience while the matinee show had barely eight people. Running the theatre in such a situation would be difficult.”
Finance minister Rameshwar Oraon gave sufficient hints that it would be a people-friendly budget aimed at serving their larger interest, with no fresh tax imposed
Rameshwar Oraon
RANCHI: Ahead of its second budget during the Covid-19 pandemic, the grand alliance government in the state said the common people will not be burdened unlike the Union Budget.
Talking to TOI, state finance minister and Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Rameshwar Oraon said he will table a pro-people budget on March 3.
Dubbing the Union Budget as pro-capitalist, Oraon said, “As a finance minister, I am not supposed to speak about the budget in detail before it is tabled in the assembly, but I can assure the people of this state that unlike the Union Budget, the state’s budgetary provisions will be in the larger interest of the population. Since our state and its people are already battling with financial and other woes, the government will aim to provide relief to every section of society.”
Ranchi: A delegation of the Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) met chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday and submitte.