Jharkhand progressing fast : Kovind

RANCHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that Jharkhand is progressing fast and is ahead of many other states in ease of doing business.Kovind, who was chief guest at the programme celebrating the 17th foundation day of Jharkhand, thanked former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for founding Jharkhand.
"Jharkhand is progressing fast and looking at its development and the new energy and enthusiasm in the people present here, I bow in respect and thank the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had taken a path-breaking decision of founding Jharkhand as a new state."The president said it is "a matter of pleasure" that Jharkhand is developing fast and it is also working well for labour reforms and ahead of many other states in the ease of doing business.