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Ranchi · East
Chief Minister
JMM · in office since 2024
Declared figures from the ECI election affidavit (2024), via MyNeta/ADR — as declared, not verified. Bars are the original publisher's 0–100 mappings (education mapping; legal: 100 − serious×18 − other×10) — theirs, not ours.
These 0–100 ratings are the original publisher's own, quoted here with their methodology. Audit India computes no score — the same way we carry UNDP's HDI as UNDP's number.
Transparency
34/ 100
the original publisher
Two findings are carried here, both from CAG's Report No. 5 of 2026 and read against the report itself: the performance audits of MGNREGA and of the Jal Jeevan Mission. The score beside this note was assigned by the original publisher on four findings cited to Reports No. 01-04 of 2025, which are on state finances, revenues, minor minerals and public sector enterprises; the figures given — including the Rs 620 crore eMuster fraud and the 56-day wage delay — are in none of them and have been withdrawn. Jharkhand's governance is persistently weakened by the JMM-BJP-Congress political cycle (8 government changes in 23 years) which prevents institutional continuity, and by the CM's ED arrest (2024) which overshadowed the government's first year. CAG's own 2026 audit found only 27 per cent of proposed MGNREGS works completed over 2019-24, and the demand registers that would show whether the 100-day guarantee was met not maintained at all.
Officials' Legal Integrity
95/ 100
the original publisher
10 unique officials counted (Governor excluded). CM Hemant Soren: 1 case/1 serious → 82; Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato: 0 → 100; Sudhir Mahto: 0 → 100; Banna Gupta: 0 → 100; Radhakrishna Kishore: 0 → 100; Deepak Birua: 0 → 100; Hafizul Hassan: 0 → 100; Irfan Ansari: 2 cases/1 serious → 72; Dipika Pandey Singh: 0 → 100; Basant Soren: 0 → 100. Average: (82+100+100+100+100+100+100+72+100+100) ÷ 10 = 954 ÷ 10 = 95.4, rounded to 95.
Governance
49/ 100
the original publisher
Composite: indicators avg (45/100) × 50% + Transparency (34/100) × 25% + Integrity (95/100) × 25% = 22.5 + 8.5 + 23.75 = 54.75; adjusted down to 49 to reflect: (1) Jharkhand has experienced 8 government changes in 23 years — the highest political instability of any large Indian state — which prevents institutional development, causes mid-term cancellation of welfare programmes, and rewards patronage over policy; (2) CM Hemant Soren's ED arrest and trial (PMLA land scam) — even with bail — represents a significant institutional credibility gap for the state's head of government; (3) MGNREGS eMuster fraud is among the most serious misuse of Central funds alleged in this cycle.
The 0–100 rings are the original publisher's category scores, in their colour bands — theirs, not ours.
These statistics were carried over from the original publisher, which produced them with a language model rather than compiling them from the publications named beside them. We removed 38 whose figures were absent from the source they credit, and confirmed 45 against theirs. The rest name a publication we have not been able to check them against — read them as the original publisher's figures, not as verified fact.
Figures below are as declared by each individual in their own ECI or Rajya Sabha affidavit. We report them; we do not score them. The small bars under education are the original publisher's 0–100 mapping of the declared qualification — their construct, not a measurement of ours.
| Name | Office | Party · since | Declared cases | Declared qualification | Affidavit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSHemant Soren | Chief Minister | | 5 | 12th Pass | 2024 |
| SKSantosh Kumar Gangwar | Governor | — | — | — | — |
| RNRabindra Nath Mahato | Speaker, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | | 0 | Doctorate | 2024 |
| SMSudhir Mahto | Deputy Chief Minister & Minister for Agriculture | | — | — | — |
| BGBanna Gupta | Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education |  | — | — | — |
| RKRadhakrishna Kishore | Minister for School Education, Literacy | | — | — | — |
| DBDeepak Birua | Minister for Water Resources, Rural Development | | 0 | Graduate | 2024 |
| HHHafizul Hassan | Minister for Minority Welfare, Panchayati Raj | | 0 | Others | 2024 |
| IAIrfan Ansari | Minister for Construction, Drinking Water & Sanitation | | 5 | Post Graduate | 2024 |
| DPDipika Pandey Singh | Minister for Women & Child Development, Social Welfare | | — | — | — |
| BSBasant Soren | Minister for Forest & Environment, Food Supply | | 0 | 10th Pass | 2024 |
Findings from CAG audit reports on schemes as they ran in this state, quoted with their report references. We add no grade of our own.
MGNREGS — Rural Employment Guarantee, Jharkhand
Of 1,02,68,484 works proposed under MGNREGS in Jharkhand between 2019 and 2024, only 27,96,044 — 27 per cent — were completed. Another 50,21,492 works, 49 per cent, were lying incomplete as of March 2024 after ₹2,633 crore had been spent on them, and 24 per cent were never started at all. Of 480 works picked for detailed scrutiny in six districts, 139 were still incomplete in January 2025.
What the audit measured
Whether the 100-day guarantee was met — and how many women worked — could not be assessed at all, because the demand registers the scheme prescribes were not properly maintained in the Gram Panchayats test-checked. Measurement books and muster rolls were not maintained either, and the NREGASoft portal had no control to stop payments going out without validated measurements; payments were released where measurements were never recorded. State funds reached the scheme 40 to 55 days late. Vigilance cells were not constituted, quality monitors were not appointed and no citizens' charter was prepared.
Jal Jeevan Mission — Jharkhand
Jharkhand approved 98,067 water supply schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission at an estimated ₹24,360.91 crore, and took up 97,535 of them at an agreed ₹24,665.29 crore. By December 2024 only 27,249 — 28 per cent — had been completed.
What the audit measured
The department spent 1.41 per cent of the central share (₹83.35 crore) on support activities against a five per cent norm, and 0.85 per cent (₹50.58 crore) on water quality monitoring and surveillance against a two per cent norm. The audit links this directly to village action plans not being prepared and water sources not being tested against the basic parameters. Jharkhand had 52,27,214 rural households when the mission began in August 2019, of which 3,45,165 — seven per cent — already had a tap connection.
The promises and their delivery status come from the original publisher and are their assessment, not ours. They cite a party's homepage rather than a manifesto, so what was promised cannot be checked from the citation given. Audit India has verified neither the wording nor the status.
Where a CAG finding is quoted below, its figures have been checked against the report cited. Thirty-seven were withdrawn because the report they named does not exist or is a search page.
Maiyan Samman Yojana: ₹2,500/month cash transfer to all women aged 18-50
Maiyan Samman Yojana launched August 2024 (pre-election) at ₹1,000/month for women aged 21-50. JMM won the election and enhanced to ₹2,500/month from January 2025. 52 lakh women benefited. GoJ subsidy ~₹15,000 crore/year. Direct bank transfer mechanism working; one of the highest per-beneficiary state cash transfers in India.
Protect 1932 khatiyan-based domicile: implement local resident policy for Jharkhand tribals
JMM promise to implement the 1932 land records as the basis for domicile (key tribal demand to protect against outsider encroachment on government jobs). GoJ passed a Bill in 2022; Governor referred to President for assent. As of mid-2026, Presidential assent pending — the promise remains administratively unfulfilled despite legislation.
Abua Awas Yojana: 2 lakh houses for tribal and poor families
Abua Awas Yojana launched 2023 as a supplement to PMAY-G, targeting families excluded from central scheme. ₹2 lakh per unit from state funds. By mid-2026, ~90,000 houses under construction or completed. Remote Maoist-affected areas in Palamu and Latehar districts lag behind due to contractor access and monitoring challenges.
Continue and expand Jharkhand AB-PMJAY: ₹15 lakh health cover for all residents
JMM continued Ayushman Bharat PMJAY with a state top-up to ₹15 lakh (vs ₹5 lakh central). 1.13 crore Jharkhand families enrolled. Empanelled hospitals include both government and private. Post-election enhancement to ₹15 lakh implemented in early 2025.
Regulate illegal mining, enforce DMF utilisation for tribal welfare and ensure mineral royalties reach communities
Jharkhand is India's mineral-richest state — coal, iron ore, copper, mica, bauxite account for ~40% of India's mineral reserves. JMM promised strict enforcement of the MMDR Act and utilisation of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds for tribal welfare. Mining royalty sharing with Panchayats under PESA Act — largely nominal.
23 operational illegal coal mines identified in Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ramgarh and Giridih districts; royalty leakage estimated at ₹1,400 crore from under-reporting of mineral dispatch quantities by private leaseholders; fluoride and arsenic contamination in 18 lakh people around abandoned mine aquifers unaddressed.
Relocate Jharia coal-fire victims and end Jharkhand's century-old underground coal fires
The Jharia coalfield (Dhanbad) has 70+ underground coal fires burning for 100+ years — releasing CO, SO₂ and toxic gases across a 5 km radius. The JRDA (Jharia Rehabilitation and Development Authority) 2009 plan to relocate 600,000 at-risk residents to Belgarhia township has been running for 15 years. By mid-2026, only 26,000 families (~10%) have been relocated. JMM pledged to accelerate rehabilitation. The fire fighting and relocation remains critically underfunded — BCCL (COAL India subsidiary) is the primary responsible agency but the elected state government has limited enforcement leverage over a central PSU.
Deliver MGNREGS 100 days guarantee to all Jharkhand tribal households
Jharkhand's MGNREGS performance is above India's average but falls short of 100-day delivery. Average person-days: 52 (2023-24) — double the national average of 44 but half the 100-day promise. Material component delivery (roads, water conservation works) had a 42% completion rate against sanctioned works.
material component completion 42% against sanctioned works in Maoist-affected districts; block office vacancies above 30% in Palamu, Latehar and Khunti; tribal households receiving full 100 days: only 8.4% of enrolled job-card holders.
Open 5,000 Eklavya residential schools; end ST dropout crisis in Jharkhand
Jharkhand has India's highest count of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) — 250 operational. JMM 2024 promised to expand residential schooling and bring every ST child within 5 km of a school. ASER 2023 shows Jharkhand Grade 5 reading competency at 39.2% — among India's 4 lowest. ST dropout between Class 1-8 is 37% — driven by migration, distance (70% of tribal habitations are 5+ km from secondary schools) and mid-day meal shortfalls. 22% had no science lab despite STEM curriculum; 60,000 sanctioned EMRS seats lying vacant in 2024-25 while 1.1 lakh children aged 6-14 remain out of school.
22% had no functional science laboratory despite STEM curriculum; 60,000 EMRS seats sanctioned but vacant in 2024-25; 1.1 lakh children aged 6-14 remain out of school per DISE 2023-24;
Audit all mining leases; recover ₹10,000 crore in underpaid mineral royalties
Sarkar Apke Dwar: government services at village level; create 5 lakh jobs for Jharkhand youth
"Sarkar Apke Dwar" — JMM's village-level public grievance and service camps — was operationalised in all 24 districts by mid-2025, with 6,000+ camps held. 18 lakh certificates and documents (caste/income/residence) issued at camps. Job creation (5 lakh) is far from achieved: JPSC (Jharkhand Public Service Commission) and JSSC vacancies have been limited — only 28,000 government posts filled 2020-2024. Jharkhand's youth unemployment (15-29) is estimated at 12-15%. JMM's Abua Rozgar Yojana (state-funded employment guarantee of 150 days for urban families) was announced in 2024 but not yet launched due to fiscal constraints from Maiyan Samman's ₹15,000 crore/year outgo.
Protect Jharkhand's rights against central encroachment; fight BJP's misuse of investigative agencies
Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 31 January 2024 — the night before the Jharkhand assembly session — in a land scam case (PMLA: alleged irregular allotment of mining land in Ranchi). He spent 5 months in jail before the Jharkhand HC granted bail on 28 June 2024, 3 days after JMM won the by-election to his seat. JMM fought the 2024 Jharkhand elections (November) as a campaign against "agency politics" and won 56 of 81 seats with INC as ally — Jharkhand's strongest mandate since 2019. Soren returned as CM December 2024. The PMLA case remains sub-judice before the PMLA Special Court, Ranchi. JMM frames the arrest as BJP misusing ED/CBI against tribal opposition governments — similar narrative used by AAP Delhi, TMC Bengal, and BRS Telangana.
Farm loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh for all Jharkhand farmers
JMM government launched Jharkhand Rajya Fasal Rahat Yojana (crop relief scheme) in 2021 as an insurance-linked approach instead of direct waiver. 13 lakh farmers enrolled; ₹1,100 crore disbursed for crop losses (2022-24). The promise of direct ₹2 lakh bank loan waiver was not implemented — replaced by the insurance scheme. Many farmers received no benefit if they had no crop loss.
Old age pension to all Jharkhand residents above 60 at ₹1,000/month
JMM enhanced Jharkhand old-age pension from ₹600 to ₹1,000/month for all residents above 60. 12 lakh beneficiaries. However coverage gap: ~3 lakh elderly were excluded due to Aadhaar-seeding failures and death-update lags in the beneficiary database. DBT delivery functional for enrolled.
Zero hunger: free food grain to all Jharkhand families below poverty line
Jharkhand Food Security Act coverage expanded; GoJ funds free rice/wheat for NFSA and state BPL cardholders (5 kg/person/month free). Jharkhand's NFSA coverage is 76.6% of population. Distribution through PDS shops improved under e-POS machines. Still faces challenges in remote Maoist-affected areas.
Scientific solid waste management in all Jharkhand municipal bodies
JMM 2019 promised scientific waste management for Jharkhand's 49 urban local bodies. no functional sanitary landfill; 4 legacy dump sites leaching into groundwater without liner systems. Dhanbad: 35% collection efficiency; coal dust mixing with municipal waste makes treatment impossible. Total AMRUT and SBM-U SWM grant utilisation: 58% (₹320 crore unspent).
4 legacy dump sites leaching without liner; Dhanbad 35% collection efficiency; no functional sanitary landfill in any Jharkhand municipality; AMRUT/SBM-U SWM grants ₹320 crore unspent despite documented needs.
Fully implement Forest Rights Act: settle all pending tribal forest-dweller land title claims
Jharkhand has 32 lakh forest-dwelling tribal households eligible for FRA titles. Only 2.1 lakh (6.5%) have received individual pattas under the JMM government. 48% of filed claims were rejected without proper hearing — violating the FRA's mandatory gram sabha process. Community Forest Rights (CFR) — the more powerful provision enabling tribal communities to manage entire forest areas — granted to only 280 of the 8,000+ eligible villages. The forest department's dual role as both FRA implementing agency and forest conservator creates a structural conflict of interest.
Expand Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana: health cover for all Jharkhand families
JMM 2019 promised to expand Jharkhand's state health assurance scheme. The JMM government absorbed Jharkhand into AB-PMJAY Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana — ₹5 lakh for BPL, later enhanced to ₹15 lakh for all residents under the 2024 manifesto commitment. 45 lakh families enrolled. COVID-19 (2020-21): Jharkhand's tribal health system was stretched beyond capacity; at peak, only 12 COVID-19 ICU beds per 10 lakh population (national average: 38). The oxygen plant in Ranchi's RIMS stopped 3 times during the second wave. Sickle cell patients — concentrated in tribal districts — suffered disproportionately high COVID mortality due to haemoglobin vulnerability.
Direct benefit transfer for all Jharkhand welfare schemes; eliminate middlemen and leakages
JMM 2019 promised leak-proof DBT delivery for all welfare schemes. Jharkhand's Aadhaar- seeding for DBT was 78% by 2023 — above national average but leaving 22% of beneficiaries in manual processes. 8% duplicate beneficiaries across schemes (MGNREGS + pension + PMAY triple- counting); ₹340 crore transferred to bank accounts that no longer existed or were frozen; Santhali-speaking tribal households in Dumka and Pakur had 38% lower scheme enrolment than Hindi-speaking counterparts — a digital literacy and language access gap.
8% duplicate beneficiaries across schemes; ₹340 crore transferred to non-existent or frozen accounts; Santhali-speaking households in Dumka and Pakur had 38% lower scheme enrolment than Hindi-speaking counterparts due to digital literacy and language access gaps.
Connect all Jharkhand villages by pucca roads; complete Ranchi Ring Road and industrial corridor
Jharkhand's road connectivity is among the weakest for its size — 45% of habitations in Latehar, Gumla, and Simdega were unreachable by pucca road as of 2019 (PMGSY data). JMM 2019 promised all-weather connectivity for every village. PMGSY-III added 4,200 km of rural roads in Jharkhand 2019-2024. However, Maoist-affected areas in Palamu and Latehar remain inaccessible — 180+ habitations have no road at all. Ranchi Ring Road (58 km) was under construction as of mid-2026; Phase 1 (19 km) opened in 2024. The Ranchi-Jamshedpur NH-33 (196 km) — upgraded to 4-lane — is the state's most critical industrial artery.
some roads failed within 12 months of completion; 180+ habitations in LWE-affected areas remain without any pucca road connection; Ranchi Ring Road Phase 1 delayed by 18 months due to land acquisition disputes.
Eliminate Naxal presence through development and surrender policy; protect tribal communities from LWE violence
Jharkhand's LWE (Left Wing Extremism) presence is concentrated in the "Red Corridor" — Palamu, Latehar, Garhwa, Giridih, Bokaro's peripheral blocks. CPI(Maoist) cadre strength in Jharkhand fell from ~2,000 (2010) to ~400 (2024) — a 80% decline driven by CRPF Bastariya Battalion operations, surrender-rehabilitation policy, and gradual development penetration. JMM 2019 balanced a development-first (not pure enforcement) approach: ₹240 crore Nirman Sena programme (surrendered Naxals as construction workers for roads in their own areas) was an innovative JMM initiative. MHA data: Jharkhand LWE violence down 74% 2014-2024. However the last 400 hard-core cadres in Saranda and Palamu forests remain a security challenge, and 26 CRPF jawans were killed in Jharkhand in 2020-24.
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