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{{Short description|Department of Government of Jharkhand}}
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| agency_name = Department of Road Construction
| native_name = पथ निर्माण विभाग
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of Jharkhand]]
| headquarters = Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] - 834004
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| minister1_name = [[Hemant Soren]]
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| chief1_name = Sunil Kumar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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The '''Department of Road Construction''' (RCD) is a government agency under the [[Government of Jharkhand]] responsible for the planning, development and maintenance of the state's road infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Road Construction |url=https://www.jharkhand.gov.in/rcd |url-status= |access-date=4 Oct 2025 |website=jharkhand.gov.in/rcd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website - Road construction Department, Jharkhand |url=https://rcd.jharkhand.gov.in/index.php |access-date=4 Oct 2025 |website=rcd.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-07-19 |title=Three major road projects approved in Jharkhand |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/three-major-road-projects-approved-in-jharkhand-1503459847.html |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=Jharkhand dept gives nod for DPR of Jamshedpur-NH 33 bypass |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ranchi-news/eic-directs-jharkhand-road-construction-department-to-prepare-detailed-project-report-for-jamshedpur-nh-33-bypass-101693238801183.html |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-08-05 |title=Jharkhand CM oversees two more flyovers proposal to free Ranchi of traffic snarls |url=https://avenuemail.in/jharkhand-cm-oversees-two-more-flyovers-proposal-to-free-ranchi-of-traffic-snarls/ |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}</ref> Headquartered in [[Ranchi]], the department manages the construction and maintenance of state highways, major district roads and other rural village roads within Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government of Jharkhand Invites Bids for W/S of Road in Giridih |url=https://www.constructionworld.in/transport-infrastructure/highways-and-roads-infrastructure/government-of-jharkhand-invites-bids-for-w-s-of-road-in-giridih/41334 |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=www.constructionworld.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Expedite construction of 15,000 km rural roads: J'khand CM tells officials |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/expedite-construction-of-15-000-km-rural-roads-j-khand-cm-tells-officials-123082400349_1.html |access-date=4 Oct 2025 |work=Business Standard |pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Jharkhand CM plans industral corridor - Construction Week India |url=https://www.constructionweekonline.in/projects-tenders/18382-jharkhand-cm-plans-industral-corridor |access-date=2025-10-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Six lane Ranchi-Jamshedpur-Dhanbad highway project approved - Jharkhand State News |url=https://jharkhandstatenews.com/article/top-stories/1516/six-lane-ranchi-jamshedpur-dhanbad-highway-project-approved |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918072538/https://jharkhandstatenews.com/article/top-stories/1516/six-lane-ranchi-jamshedpur-dhanbad-highway-project-approved |archive-date=2024-09-18 |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=jharkhandstatenews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Station-Parsudih road to be repaired after five years |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/jharkhand-road-construction-department-to-mend-station-parsudih-road-after-five-years/cid/1854675 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325130316/https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/jharkhand-road-construction-department-to-mend-station-parsudih-road-after-five-years/cid/1854675 |archive-date=2022-03-25 |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

==Ministerial team==
The Department is headed by the Jharkhand's Cabinet Minister of Road Construction. Civil servants such as the Principal Secretary are appointed to support the minister in managing the department and implementing its functions. Since December 2024, the minister for Department of Road Construction is [[Hemant Soren]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soren distributes portfolios to ministers, keeps Home to himself |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jharkhand/soren-distributes-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-to-himself-3306486 |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |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=2025-10-04 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Government of Jharkhand]]
* [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Government departments of Jharkhand]]

Department of Road Construction (Jharkhand) - Revision history

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