IndianBureaucracy.com Greetings to Jharkhand on its Formation Day

IndianBureaucracy.com Greets all the people of Jharkhand on its Formation Day.  Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, created on 15 November 2000, from what was previously the southern half of Bihar. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi). It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population. Hindi is the official language of the state.The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital. The state is known for its waterfalls, hills and holy places; Baidyanath Dham, Parasnath and Rajrappa are major religious sites.

The region has been inhabited since the Mesolithic-Chalcolithic period, as shown by several ancient cave paintings.Even evidence of use of iron started in this region as early as 1400 BCE.The Maurya, Gupta, Vardhana, Gauda, Pala, Nagvanshi, Ramgarh Raj, Raksel and Chero ruled for brief period in the region. In the 16th century Mughal influence reached the region, and it finally came under the East India Company in the 18th century.

After the Independence of India, the region became part of Bihar state. There was demand for a separate state by several political organisations in the region and the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 passed in Parliament, giving rise to the new state of Jharkhand.

Jharkhand suffers from what is sometimes termed a resource curse: it accounts for more than 40% of the mineral resources of India,but 39.1% of its population is below the poverty line and 19.6% of children under five years of age are malnourished.[16] The state is primarily rural, with only 24% of the population living in cities. Jharkhand is among the leading states in economic growth. In 2017-18, the GSDP growth rate of state was at 10.22%.