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{{Short description|State of Jharkhand Finance Department}}

{{Primary sources|date=September 2025}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Department of Finance, Government of Jharkhand
| nativename = वित्त विभाग, झारखंड सरकार
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| type = Department
| seal = Jharkhand Rajakiya Chihna.svg
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of Jharkhand]]
| headquarters = Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]
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| minister1_name = [[Radha Krishna Kishore]]
| minister1_pfo = Minister of Department of Finance
| chief1_name = Prashant Kumar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| chief1_position = [[Secretary]], (Department of Finance)
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| parent_agency = [[Government of Jharkhand]]
| child1_agency = Directorate of Treasury & Institutional Finance
| child2_agency = Directorate of Pension And Accounts
| child3_agency = Directorate of Audit
| website = {{URL|https://finance.jharkhand.gov.in}}
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The '''Department of Finance''' is a department of the [[Government of Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Finance {{!}} Jharkhand.MyGov.in |url=https://jharkhand.mygov.in/en/group/department-finance |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=jharkhand.mygov.in}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It is responsible for managing the state’s public finances, including preparation and presentation of the [[Budget|annual budget]], mobilisation of revenue, and ensuring financial discipline.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=India - Jharkhand public financial management and accountability study |url=https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/795661468268842126 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Finance |url=https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/finance |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=www.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Function |url=https://finance.jharkhand.gov.in/About |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=finance.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2025-02-27 |title=Jharkhand Government tables supplementary demands of ₹5,508 crore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jharkhand-government-tables-supplementary-demands/article69270112.ece |access-date=2025-09-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Jharkhand Budget 2025 highlights: FM Kishore presents ₹1.45 lakh crore budget in Hemant Soren 2.0 govt - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/photos/budget/jharkhand-budget-2025-highlights-hemant-soren-big-announcement-fm-radha-krishna-kishore-rural-development-health-education-19567283.htm |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> The department also oversees treasuries, accounts, institutional finance, and allocation of resources to government programmes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=एजेंसी |first=IANS |date=2024-12-12 |title=झारखंड के वित्तमंत्री ने 'मंईयां सम्मान योजना' पर दिया बड़ा बयान, 'जो पैसे खर्च कर रहे हैं...' |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/jharkhand/maiya-samman-yojana-jharkhand-finance-minister-radha-krishna-kishore-reaction-2841310 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=ABP News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-03-03 |title=Jharkhand tables Rs 1.45 lakh-crore budget; allocates Rs 62k cr for social welfare schemes |url=https://theprint.in/india/jharkhand-tables-rs-1-45-lakh-crore-budget-allocates-rs-62k-cr-for-social-welfare-schemes/2529389/ |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand Budget Analysis 2025-26 |url=https://prsindia.org/files/budget/budget_state/jharkhand/2025/Jharkhand_Budget_Analysis_2025-26.pdf |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=prsindia.org}}</ref> Its headquarters is located at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, [[Ranchi]].<ref name=":0">[https://finance.jharkhand.gov.in/ Finance Department, Government of Jharkhand – Official Website]</ref>

==Functions==
The functions of the Department of Finance, Government of Jharkhand, include:<ref>[https://finance.jharkhand.gov.in/About About – Finance Department, Government of Jharkhand]</ref>

* Formulating rules and regulations for financial administration and accounting, including preparation of financial codes and interpreting questions of financial nature.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=आउटसोर्स पर कर्मियों की नियुक्ति के लिए वित्त विभाग ने संकल्प जारी किया |url=https://thefollowup.in/jharkhand/news/finance-department-issued-resolution-for-appointment-of-personnel-on-outsource-62595.html |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=The Follow Up |language=hi}}</ref>
* Preparing the Annual Finance Statement and Supplementary Expenditure Statement, managing re-appropriation, savings, and reversion in departmental budgets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand govt tables ₹4,296.62 crore supplementary budget for FY26 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/jharkhand-govt-tables-4-296-62-crore-supplementary-budget-for-fy26-125082200418_1.html |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand Budget 2025-26 |url=https://finance.jharkhand.gov.in/budget2025.aspx |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=finance.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref>
* Liaising with the State Finance Commission and arranging funds for the implementation of its recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=:: Finance Commission, India :: |url=https://fincomindia.nic.in/gallery-detail-state-visit-to-jharkhand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811133612/https://fincomindia.nic.in/gallery-detail-state-visit-to-jharkhand |archive-date=11 August 2025 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=fincomindia.nic.in |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2025-05-30 |title=Jharkhand seeks Rs 3.03 lakh crore from 16th Fin Commission for Health, Education & Infra |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/jharkhand-seeks-rs-3-03-lakh-crore-from-16th-fin-commission-for-health-education-infra-1503439383.html |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref>
* Managing state revenue collection, public debt, borrowings, and loans given by the state government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand achieves over 86% revenue collection target in FY25: Minister |url=https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/jharkhand-achieves-over-86-revenue-collection-target-in-fy25-minister-125042301029_1.html |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-01 |title=राजस्व संग्रह में पिछड़ा धनबाद, वित्त मंत्री ने दिया टास्क |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/dhanbad/story-jharkhand-finance-minister-reviews-revenue-collection-in-dhanbad-for-fy-2024-25-201738360472176.html |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>
* Overseeing service conditions of government employees relating to pay, allowances, pay revisions, pay fixation, and related administrative financial matters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand hikes employees' dearness allowance by 3%: Check benefits |url=https://finance.jharkhand.gov.in/Fincom |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=e-Pension Portal, Finance Department, Government Of Jharkhand |url=https://jkuber.jharkhand.gov.in/jpension/ |access-date=14 Sep 2025 |website=jkuber.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref>
* Providing financial advice to other departments, coordinating scheme implementation, and monitoring institutional and non-budgetary finance sources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand Politics: झारखंड में विभिन्न विभागों में कम खर्च पर वित्त मंत्री राधाकृष्ण किशोर ने मुख्य सचिव को भेजा पत्र - Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore sent letter to Chief Secretary regarding low expenditure in various departments in Jharkhand |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-finance-minister-radhakrishna-kishore-sent-letter-to-chief-secretary-regarding-low-expenditure-in-various-departments-in-jharkhand-23973999.html |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

==Ministerial team==
The Department of Finance is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Finance in the [[Government of Jharkhand]]. Since December 2024, [[Radha Krishna Kishore]] holds the portfolio of Finance Minister.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Satyajeet |date=2024-12-07 |title=Hemant Soren allocates portfolios to ministers, keeps Home Ministry |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jharkhand-hemant-soren-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-ministry-2646285-2024-12-07 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2024-12-05 |title=एक दशक बाद पलामू को मिली मंत्रिमंडल में जगह, राधाकृष्ण किशोर के मंत्री बनने से बढ़ी उम्मीदें |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/palamu-chhatarpur-mla-radha-krishna-kishore-took-oath-as-minister-in-jharkhand-cabinet-jharkhand-news-jhs24120503358 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-12-06 |title=Jharkhand CM Soren distributes portfolios: Radha Krishna gets finance, Irfan is health minister |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Dec/06/jharkhand-cm-soren-distributes-portfolios-radha-krishna-gets-finance-irfan-is-health-minister |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

The administrative head of the department is the Finance Secretary, who is supported by Special Secretaries and other senior officials. Since January 2024, Prashant Kumar is serving as Secretary of Jharkhand's Finance Department.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-19 |title=Administrative reshuffle in Jharkhand: Key IAS Officers transferred to new roles |url=https://avenuemail.in/administrative-reshuffle-in-jharkhand-key-ias-officers-transferred-to-new-roles/ |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/PDepartment/WebDirectory?department=44ebd68a8460176fbe9ec6071af32506 Finance Department – Directory of Officers], Government of Jharkhand</ref>

==See also==
* [[Government of Jharkhand]]
* [[Ministry of Finance (India)]]
* [[Jharkhand Gazette]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Government departments of Jharkhand]]

Department of Finance (Jharkhand) - Revision history

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