Ranchi, March 6 -- The general budget presented by the Jharkhand government on March 3 was discussed in the House for two days. Responding to the suggestions, objections and reactions of the members participating in this discussion, Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore alleged that the central government is treating Jharkhand step-motherly. He said that the state's share in central taxes is not alms. It is Jharkhand's constitutional right.
He said that now the state has received only Rs 5736 crore as grant. Not only this, it is being continuously reduced. We are sitting with Rs 6000 crore of Jal Jeevan Mission, but the Center is not giving its share of Rs 6000 crore. It is not giving Rs 141 crore for old age pension and widow pension. Due...