Jitan Ram Manjhi

TN to not implement Viswakarma scheme in present form, says CM Stalin

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Union Minister for MSME, Jitan Ram Manjhi, informing him that the Tamil Nadu government will not implement the PM Vishwakarma scheme in its present form. The state has decided to formulate a more inclusive and comprehensive scheme based on social justice for artisans, which does not discriminate based on caste, Stalin said in a letter to Manjhi. The state had sought modification in the Viswakarma scheme, Stalin said citing his letter to PM Modi on January 4, 2024. The CM recalled that, moving forward, Tamil Nadu also constituted a committee to study that scheme in the wake of concerns that this initiative strengthens the system of 'caste-based vocation.' Subsequently, the panel recommended modifications to the central scheme and it was brought to the attention of PM Modi. To this, though there was a reply on March 15, 2024 from the MSME Department, there was no mention of the modifications suggested by Tamil Nadu. Hence, Stalin said:

Bihar hooch tragedy: Culprits caught as government responds, says Manjhi

Describing the tragedy as "tragic," Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishor said on Thursday that the state's liquor ban is not enforced anywhere, existing only in government files and political

Odisha govt completes 100 days in office, CM Majhi to present report card

As Odisha's first BJP government completes 100 days in power on Thursday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will present his ministry's report card at a function in Puri later in the day. To celebrate the occasion, an event has been organised at the temple town to "make the state government accessible to people," said Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal. Majhi, a tribal leader from Keonjhar district and a four-time MLA, took office on June 12, after the BJP defeated Naveen Patnaik's BJD in the Assembly elections. The BJP secured 78 seats in the 147-member Assembly, while the BJD won 51, Congress 14, Independents 3, and one seat went to CPI(M). The event in Puri will be attended by Majhi, his Cabinet members, Union ministers, MLAs, MPs, and prominent BJP leaders. During the meeting, Majhi will outline his government's achievements over the past 100 days and discuss the fulfillment of promises made during the election campaign. Among the highlights of Majhi government's first 100 days

Enhanced credit guarantee coverage to profit 2.7 mn women-led MSMEs: Manjhi

Women-owned micro and small enterprises will get enhanced credit guarantee coverage of 90 per cent under the CGTMSE scheme, after its board approved the new guidelines last week, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said on Tuesday. The decision is expected to benefit 27 lakh women-led MSMEs, he said. This is a significant step towards improving access of women entrepreneurs to collateral free-credit from banks. Prior to the approval of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) Board, women-owned units were entitled to getting 80 per cent credit guarantee coverage. Talking about the enhanced guarantee coverage of 90 per cent, the minister said "27 lakh women-led MSMEs are expected to benefit from this initiative". Briefing the media on the achievements of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the first 100 days after the Narendra Modi-led government returned to power at the Centre, Manjhi said a grand programme is being organised in Wardh

Manjhi lashes out at Mamata govt, says 'Centre's intervention' needed in WB

Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday saw the need for "Centre's intervention" in West Bengal, where law and order situation has been under the scanner following a doctor's rape and murder. He also lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the "failure of her administration" to rein in hoodlums who attacked the demonstration that was being held in protest against the horrific crime. "It was absurd that Banerjee chose to take out a procession herself yesterday. The entire administration is under her control. Against whom was she staging a protest," asked Manjhi, who is also a former CM of Bihar. Banerjee, who heads Trinamool Congress, had taken out a procession demanding the death penalty for the accused in the case, which was taken over by CBI a week ago following a Calcutta High Court order. However, Manjhi was of the view that "the recent turn of events makes it clear that Banerjee is not able to ensure law and order in West Bengal. The state needs the ..

Govt reconstitutes NITI Aayog; new ministers join as members, spl invitees

The vice chairman and full-time members of the apex public policy think tank remain unchanged

Former Bihar CM, HAM founder Jitan Ram Manjhi appointed as MSME minister

Manjhi was chief minister of Bihar from May 2014 to February 2015

K Ram Mohan Naidu youngest, Jitan Ram Manjhi oldest in Council of Ministers

At 36, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is the youngest minister while 79-year-old Jitan Ram Manjhi is the oldest minister to be sworn in. Naidu, Srikakulam MP from Telugu Desam Party (TDP), was sworn in as a minister of state (MoS) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Council of Ministers. Another young minister is Raksha Khadse (37), an MP from Maharashtra. She won the Raver Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra. Manjhi was sworn in as a Union Cabinet Minister in Modi 3.0 government. He has served as the 23rd chief minister of Bihar, and is the founding president of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM). Previously, Manjhi had served as the minister for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes welfare in Nitish Kumar's Cabinet. He won the Gaya seat in 2024 general elections. Some of the other young ministers include Chirag Paswan and Jayant Choudhary. PM Modi, along with his 71 ministers, took oath on Sunday as the new coalition government was formed after two full tenures in which the BJP enjoyed a ma

LS polls: NDA ally HAM(S) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi wins from Bihar's Gaya

HAM(S) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, the former chief minister of Bihar, won the Gaya Lok Sabha seat in Bihar by 1,01,812 votes on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission. Manjhi, who will turn 80 in four months, secured 4,94,960 votes. His nearest rival Kumar Sarvjeet of the RJD got 3,93,148 votes. Manjhi had been trying his luck from Gaya since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in which he was the JD(U) candidate and finished third. In 2019, he fought on the symbol of his own party but lost to the JD(U) by over 1.5 lakh votes. He is the MLA of Imamganj, which is in Gaya district but is part of the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Bihar's Gaya: A battleground of prestige for NDA candidate Jitan Ram Manjhi

Gaya goes to poll in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha 2024 elections, on April 19

Ex-Bihar CM, NDA nominee Manjhi owns movable assets worth Rs 11.32 lakh

Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is the NDA nominee from the Gaya seat, owns movable assets worth Rs 11.32 lakh and has Rs 49,000 cash in hand, according to the affidavit filed by him. Manjhi filed his nomination for the Gaya constituency on Thursday. Voting for the first phase of elections in Gaya, Nawada, Jamui and Aurangabad is scheduled to be held on April 19. As per the affidavit, he owns immovable assets worth Rs 13.50 lakh, while his wife Shanti Devi has immovable assets to the tune of Rs 5.38 lakh. In the 2019 polls, the former CM had declared movable assets worth Rs 10.2 lakh and Rs 40,000 cash in hand. Manjhi's movable assets include four bank accounts, two four-wheelers, a double-barrel breech loading (DBBL) gun and two cows. His wife has one bank account, gold jewellery worth Rs 3.78 lakh and silver jewellery valued at Rs 76,500. The affidavit showed he has no self-acquired immovable asset, and owns a

'It's hidden yes in no': Jitan Ram Manjhi on Nitish Kumar's PM aspirations

Manjhi said if Shravan Kumar is saying something consider it being said by Nitish Kumar

Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM announces withdrawal of support to Nitish govt

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) on Monday announced withdrawal of its support to the Nitish Kumar government. Manjhi's son Santosh Suman, the party's national president, said an appointment has been sought with Governor Rajendra Arlekar for handing over the letter of withdrawal of support. Suman, who had resigned from the cabinet last week alleging pressure from Nitish Kumar's JD(U) to merge his party, was addressing a press conference after the national executive body of HAM "authorised" him to take a decision on future course of action. Suman said he will visit Delhi later in the day to "explore options" and he is "willing to consider" an invitation from the NDA if the same is extended by the BJP-led coalition. "We are also keeping the option open for setting up a third front", said the HAM president whose party has switched allies many times since it was founded eight years ago. He also ducked queries about unconfirmed reports of a ..

Manjhi to decide his next plan in today's national executive committee meet

The national executive committee meeting of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) is scheduled to be held in Patna on Monday where Jitan Ram Manjhi will decide the future course of action

Jitan Ram Manjhi was spying on Mahagathbandhan allies, alleges Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday charged Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) party founder, Jitan Ram Manjhi, of "spying on Mahagathbandhan allies" for the benefit of the BJP and claimed his exit was good riddance. Kumar admitted that Manjhi, a former chief minister himself, wanted to be a part of the June 23 Opposition parties meet but he was apprehensive that the latter might leak details of the conclave to the BJP. "He (Manjhi) was in constant touch with BJP leaders. He recently met several BJP leaders He wanted to be part of the June 23 meeting of opposition leaders but I had apprehensions that he might leak issues/matters that will be discussed on June 23. "I, therefore, asked him to merge HAM (S) with the JD(U). He said he could not do so, on this, I asked him to leave the Grand alliance it is good that he has gone away", Kumar told reporters after the swearing-in of JD(U) MLA from Sonbarsa assembly seat, Ratnesh Sada, in the state cabinet. Sada, a three-time MLA from

Jitan Manjhi's son Santosh resigns from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's cabinet

In a sudden move, Bihar minister for SC and ST welfare, Santosh Suman, on Tuesday resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet, his party Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) announced here. Suman is currently the national president of HAM which was founded by his father Jitan Ram Manjhi, a former chief minister. It was not immediately known whether the resignation was accepted. Sources in 'Mahagathbandhan', the ruling alliance in the state, however, said that even if HAM, a four MLA-strong party, pulls out of the coalition, it would not have a bearing on the survival of the government.

Bihar ex- CM Jitan Ram Manjhi seeks 5 seats for HAM for 2024 LS polls

Jitan Ram Manjhi had met Home Minister Amit Shah. However, the former Bihar chief minister asserted that it was not a political meeting

Regret resigning as Bihar CM: Manjhi complains of 'suffocation' in NDA

Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi has said that being in the NDA as a junior partner of the BJP and the JD(U) was causing him suffocation, as he regretted having stepped down in 2015

Nitish calls all party meeting to discuss caste-based census on May 27

"We want to discuss each and every issue related to caste-based census. The leaders of different political parties will give their suggestions which will be a great help," he said.

Tejashwi Yadav meets Nitish Kumar for third time in a week at Iftar parties

Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi said: "We have invited leaders of all sections without caring about party politics. It is a religious event where leaders of all sections are welcome."