Centre diverted funds meant for Jharkhand: CM Hemant Soren

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren

Alleging "unconstitutional harassment" by the Centre over funds, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said pushed to the brink, the state is now devising its own innovative resource generation mechanism for self-sustenance.

"Centre diverted the state's funds from Jharkhand's account with the Reserve Bank of India towards clearing the dues of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)... GST dues were there... Perhaps this is the first such instance in the country...The allocation is made programme-wise and you cannot spend it anywhere else," Soren told PTI in an interview.

The state is fed up of announcements of developments that have never translated into reality and no efforts were made during the past two decades to make it self-reliant, he said. Soren added that such policies are being framed that Jharkhand will not have to look towards the Centre for every requirement.

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