- Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren announced to provide ?25 per litre in subsidy to all ration card holders in the state if they buy the fuel for their two-wheelers.
- Each family holding a ration card would be entitled for the subsidy up to 10 litres of petrol every month.
- There has been repeated demands in the state to reduce VAT (value-added tax) on petrol and diesel, especially after the Centre reduced excise duty on these fuel.
