Jharkhand Statehood Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day.

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Key-Points

 Jharkhand was carved out of 18 districts of Bihar in the year 2000 on November 15. Later, six more districts were carved out by reorganizing the existing districts.

The 23rd and 24th districts, Khunti and Ramgarh, came into existence on September 12, in the year 2007.

The state’s foundation day was made to coincide with the birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda, who played an important part in the history of the Indian independence movement.

Apart from being rich in coal, the state also accounts for at least 40 per cent of India’s mineral resources.

The State is also known for its beautiful waterfalls, lush green forests such as Saranda, which is the largest Sal forest in Asia, temples such as Jagannath Temple, Baidyanath Dham etc, Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary and Betla National Park, which has the distinction of being one of India’s earliest tiger reserves (1974), Betla features luxuriant tropical forest cover and a rich variety of fauna.