Jharkhand

Long held up as an example of the poverty of India’s eastern regions, Jharkhand is seeking to capitalize on its mineral-rich terrain to boost development. The state presents an interesting dichotomy of development:  on one hand regions in the state are plagued by poverty, on the other, the state houses one of India’s largest commercial manufacturing units by Tata Motors along with the world’s 10th largest steel manufacturer located in the city of Jamshedpur.    While the government hopes to bolster its textile, food processing, automobile and auto components sectors and improve the state of its health and medical education, lingering left-wing violence and poor infrastructure still need to be addressed.

State Summary

  • Size
    30,778 sq. miles
  • Population
    33 million
  • State GDP
    $26.7 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    81
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    6
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    28
  • Party Affiliation
    Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Indian National Congress (INC), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
    Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPIML-L)
The Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur. (STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)
A student, age 11, and member of ‘The Rockstars’ Yuwa School football training team introduces herself in an English class at the school in Hutup Village. (Rebecca Conway/AFP/Getty Images)

Left: The Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur. (STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)

The Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur. (STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)

Right: A student, age 11, and member of ‘The Rockstars’ Yuwa School football training team introduces herself in an English class at the school in Hutup Village. (Rebecca Conway/AFP/Getty Images)

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