Babulal Marandi writes to Hemant Soren demanding a judicial probe into the alleged scam in JSDMS
Opposition leader Babulal Marandi has demanded a judicial inquiry into alleged financial irregularities within the Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society. He claims that blacklisted companies were illegally removed from the blacklist and paid crores of rupees before being blacklisted again.
Why it matters
This highlights potential systemic corruption and lack of administrative accountability in state-run development programs.
Leader of the Opposition in Jharkhand Assembly Babulal Marandi on Friday (July 17, 2026) wrote to the Chief Minister Hemant Soren for conducting a judicial inquiry alleging the use of forged bank guarantees, illegal payments to blacklisted companies, and a financial scam worth crores of rupees in the Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society (JSDMS).He urged the CM to register an FIR against the people responsible.
Mr. Marandi claimed that available documents on JSDMS raise serious questions about financial discipline, administrative accountability, and the government’s commitment to combating corruption in the state.
“Available records indicate that companies previously blacklisted for submitting fake bank guarantees, which violated rules, were removed from the blacklist; then these companies were paid crores of rupees and blacklisted again. This entire episode represents a serious case of premeditated financial irregularity and corruption,”Mr. Marandi said in the letter.
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