Ranchi, Oct. 30 -- BJP Jharkhand president Aditya Sahu on Friday questioned the Hemant Soren government's slow utilisation of funds earmarked for development schemes, claiming that only 29.38 per cent of the state's plan budget had been spent in the first seven months of the 2026-27 financial year.
Citing expenditure figures up to October 22, Sahu said the state had spent Rs 31,196.72 crore out of the plan budget of Rs 1,06,200.94 crore. He asked Chief Minister Hemant Soren to explain the reasons for the slow pace of expenditure and fix responsibility for the delays.
Sahu said the government made major budgetary announcements but failed to ensure timely utilisation of funds for implementing the schemes. He alleged that development works h...