Jharkhand Foundation Day

Jharkhand Social Aspects of state

14-Nov-19

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Jharkhand was established on 15 November 2000 as the 28th State of the Union by the Bihar Reorganisation Act. 15 November is also the birth anniversary of the legendary Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Let us have a look at a brief history, agriculture, economy, population, etc. of the Jharkhand state.
Jharkhand is also known as 'The land of forest" or 'Bushland'. It is situated in eastern India and before establishment is the southern half of Bihar. Presently, Jharkhand state shares its border with Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east.
- Jharkhand state is rich in mineral resources like coal, iron ore, copper ore, uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, limestone, silver, graphite, magnetite, and dolomite.
- Do you know that Jharkhand is the only state that produces coking coal, uranium, and pyrite?
- According to the data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Jharkhand state has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows worth US$ 113 million during April 2000 to December 2018.
- 80% rural population of the Jharkhand state depends upon agriculture for their livelihood.
- The major food crop of the Jharkhand state is rice.
- The most prominent multipurpose power project of Jharkhand is the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).
- High court is in Ranchi, with a chief justice and several other judges.
- Below high courts; district courts, sub-divisional courts, munsifs' courts, and village councils are there.
- Jharkhand has more than 500 medical centres. Some large and well-equipped hospitals are located at Jamshedpur, Ranchi, and Dhanbad. Cancer hospital is situated in Jamshedpur. Treatment of tuberculosis, mental illness and leprosy are located near Ranchi.
- The leading causes of death in the state are due to respiration problems, dysentery, and diarrhoea. On the other hand Cholera and malaria also occur.
- The State has several universities including Ranchi University, Birsa Agriculture University, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Vinoba Bhave University.
- The most recognised dance of Jharkhand is Chhau which is a masked dance basically performed in the southeastern region. Other tribal celebrations include a festival of flowers known as Sarhul, a cattle festival known as Sohrai and a post harvest festival called Mage Parab.
Therefore, on 15 November 2000, the Chota Nagpur region was separated from Bihar to form Jharkhand state i.e. the 28th state of India.