Jharkhands statehood was the culmination of a long struggle carried on primarily by the Adivasis and Scheduled Tribes.
Indian independence brought relatively little socioeconomic benefit to the people of the Jharkhand area, which led to widespread discontent with the Bihar administration, particularly among the tribal peoples.
The journey for statehood began in 1912, when it was first proposed by a student of St. Columbias college in Hazaribagh.
Then, in 1928, the Unnati samaj political wing of the Christian tribals Association demanded a tribal state in Eastern India after which a memorandum was submitted to Simons commission.
According to the 2011 Indian Census, Jharkhand has a Population of 32.96 million. The Santhal, Oraon (Kurukh), Munda, Kharia, and Ho are the principal indigenous groups, and together they constitute the great majority of the total tribal population.
Since the achievement of statehood, the government of Jharkhand has pursued an active course of economic planning and development. Information technology, transportation and , Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, and local craft production have been among the prioritized sectors.
The gross domestic product of Jharkhand is estimated at 3.83 lakh crore (US$48 billion) in 202021. The per capita GDP of Jharkhand in 2018-19 was 82,430 (US$1,000).
Jharkhand also has immense mineral Resources: Minerals ranging from (ranking in the country within bracket) from iron Ore (4th), coal (3rd), copper ore (1st), mica (1st), bauxite (3rd), etc.
The Chota Nagpur plateau is the richest mineral belt in India, and it is responsible for a significant share (by value) of the countrys mineral yield. Jharkhand produces almost the entire national output of copper, kyanite (used in the manufacture of heat-resistant porcelain), pyrite (used to make sulfuric acid), and phosphate, as well as much of the output of bauxite (a source of aluminium), mica, kaolin and other clays, and iron ore.