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TMI Blog34.23L houses got tap water connections in J'khand, progress slow as Centre withholding funds: MinX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 34.23L houses got tap water connections in J'khand, progress slow as Centre withholding funds: Min X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e assembly on the sluggish progress of the scheme in the state, he said the non-payment of the central share was affecting the project. "We have provided tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission to 34,23,562 households so far against the target of 62,55,684 households," Prasad said. He said the deadline for the scheme was December 2024, but has now been extended to December 2028. "We admit the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... progress of the scheme is slow because of non-payment of the central share. Around Rs 6,500 crore is pending with the Centre, despite submission of utilisation certificates," he said. The minister said the work for the project can be expedited after the central share is released. The BJP MLA also alleged that corruption took place in the implementation of the scheme in the state. Prasad dismiss ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed the charge. Through a call attention motion, Congress MLA Sweta Singh raised the issue of villagers living on lands acquired by different companies. She said that such people were not getting benefits of government schemes. Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his government would talk to the management of such companies so that basic amenities could be provided to these people. After the lunch ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... break in the second half, the general debate on the budget for the financial year 2025-26, which commenced on Wednesday, continued in the assembly. BJP MLA Neera Yadav was putting the party's point on the debate and was about to conclude her speech when the Speaker asked her to sit down, saying she had exhausted her time limit. In protest, all BJP members staged a walk-out from the House. Jhark ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hand BJP chief Babulal Marandi alleged their member was not given enough time to speak in the House. Speaking to reporters outside the assembly, Marandi said, "She requested for only two to four minutes to conclude her points but the Speaker did not allow her to continue. So, we walked out of the House." He further alleged, "Every day in the House, we see that the Speaker doesn't allow oppositio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n members to speak whenever they try to raise any issue." In the concluding speech on the debate in the House, Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore said that the Hemant Soren government's budget is based on the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr BR Ambedkar. Replying to BJP's question on resources, Kishore said, "Yesterday, BJP's Babulal Marandi was asking about resources required to meet budget es ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... timates. There is no crisis of fund. We estimate to receive Rs 47,040 crore from state's share in central taxes, Rs 35,200 crore from the state's own taxes and Rs 25,856 crore from various revenue heads." He said that the budget was appreciated by all in the state. PTI SAN SOM SAN ACD X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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