Role
Chief Minister
Hemant Soren
Chief Minister of Jharkhand · JMM
Hemant Soren
हेमंत सोरेन
Chief Minister
JMM
Jharkhand
Career
Jharkhand CM: 2013–14, 2019–24, 2024– (3rd stint)
Current Role
Since Dec 2024 · Present
Born
1975 · Age 51
Education
Class 12 (did not complete graduation)
Terms in Office
Jharkhand CM: 2013–14, 2019–24, 2024– (3rd stint)
About
5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Hemant Soren is an Indian politician who is serving as the 5th and current Chief Minister of Jharkhand since 4 July 2024 and the Leader of the House in Legislative Assembly. He previously held the office from 2019 to 2024 and from 2013 to 2014. He is also the president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), a regional party. Soren has represented the Barhait constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly since 2014 and previously represented Dumka twice — from 2019 to 2020 and from 2009 to 2014. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2010 to 2013, Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019, and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand from 2009 to 2010..
Projects & Initiatives 2 ongoing
Mukhya Mantri Maiya Samman Yojana
मुख्यमंत्री मईया सम्मान योजना
BudgetApprox. ₹12,000–16,500 crore/year (₹2,500/month × 50–55 lakh enrolled women × 12)
ReachGovt. reported: 50+ lakh women enrolled; ₹2,500/month direct bank transfer to women aged 18–50.
Official agency / source
Abua Awas Yojana
आबुआ आवास योजना
Budget₹16,320 crore (Jharkhand Cabinet; ~8 lakh houses × ₹2 lakh per unit)
ReachGovt. reported: 8 lakh pucca houses (3-room) targeted by Mar 2026 for families ineligible for PMAY; ~4.5 lakh beneficiaries received first instalment from Oct 2024.
Official agency / source
Manifesto promise tracker
Headline manifesto commitments of the current government, with a sourced status. We track only whether each promise was kept — not its merits.
JMMJMM-led (INDIA bloc) · manifesto 20242 Delivered2 In progress
Delivered
Since 2024
Maiya Samman Yojana cash transfer raised to Rs 2,500/month for women
The Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana was launched in August 2024 paying Rs 1,000/month to women aged 18-50; the government raised the amount to Rs 2,500/month from 28 December 2024, fulfilling the poll guarantee, with funds credited at a Ranchi (Namkum) event.
Delivered
Since 2024
200 units per month free electricity for domestic consumers
The state cabinet on 28-29 June 2024 raised the free electricity entitlement from 125 to 200 units per month under the Mukhyamantri Urja Khushhali Yojana; Cabinet Secretary stated around 41.4 lakh consumers would benefit, with extra monthly outgo of about Rs 21.7 crore.
In progress
Since 2024
10 lakh (one million) jobs for youth over five years
The government has held large recruitment drives - including 8,792 appointment letters in a single day (28 Nov 2025) and ~1,900 JSSC CGL letters in Dec 2025, with the CM citing about 16,000 government jobs in the first year - but this is a small fraction of the 10 lakh five-year target, and an opposition tally put formal appointments at 1,556 in the first nine months.
In progress
Since 2023
Housing for the poor - 8 lakh homes under Abua Awas Yojana
The state-funded Abua Awas Yojana provides a roughly Rs 2 lakh grant for a three-room pucca house, with a target of 8 lakh homes (about Rs 16,320 crore) built in phases through 31 March 2026; the JMM government has continued phased construction after re-election but full completion against the target was still in progress.
Parliament Record
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