Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the central government to release dues of Rs 1,36,042 crores pending as of March 2022 payable to the state exchequer from the coal companies operating in Jharkhand.
The chief minister urged PM Modi to bring about changes in the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 that will establish systems and procedures that protect the rights of the tribal and forest communities in the country.