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Now Bihar Has Roads To Drive Development 
Octogenarian farmer Madhav Singh is a happy man these days. Though his village Alawalpur is only 12 km away from Bihar's capital, it used to take him over two hours of travel each way for his weekly shopping and farm chores. Not any longer.
The state's motto, "aap ki sarkar, aap ke dwaar" (your government at your doorstep), is visibly bearing fruit, contributing significantly to the state's unprcedented growth -- a blisterting 16.59 percent last fiscal, against the national average of 7.2 percent. "Three years ago, I had to walk three kilometres to reach the nearest pucca (all-weather) road to catch a bus to Patna. During rains, I had to wade through chest-deep water and cross the Punpun river on boat to catch the bus," said Madhav Singh. "Now, I am in Patna in half an hour, at most," he said. "We have a pucca road right till our village. There is also an all-weather bridge across the Punpun. Buses and taxis reach till our doorsteps," the 82-year-old retired police officer told IANS. Source: Thaindian.com Now Bihar has roads to drive development Click On "Full Story" For More... (566 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Sun Jul 11, 2010 at 10:41:16 PM EST
More Townhall & Foot-Overbridge Will Build....
मोदी ने की मुख्यमंत्री नगर विकास योजना की समीक्षा
By Tiwari, Section Development In Bihar
सरकार मुख्यमंत्री नगर विकास योजना के तहत विवाह भवन, सामुदायिक भवन, टाउन हॉल, फुट ओवर ब्रिज और शौचालय कॉम्लेक्स के निर्माण कराने पर गंभीरता से विचार कर रही है। फिलहाल इस योजना के तहत सड़क, नाला, घाट, लाईट एवं पार्क के ही निर्माण का प्रावधान है। यह कहना है उपमुख्यमंत्री सुशील कुमार मोदी का। उपमुख्यमंत्री सह नगर विकास विभाग के प्रभारी मंत्री श्री मोदी की अध्यक्षता में बृहस्पतिवार को `मुख्यमंत्री नगर विकास योजना' की गहन समीक्षा की गई। समीक्षा बैठक में पटना के जिलाधिकारी जितेन्द्र कुमार सिन्हा ने बताया कि वर्ष 2008-09 के दौरान पटना जिला में इस योजना के तहत कार्यान्वित कुल 194 योजनाओं में से 150 योजनाओं का कार्य पूरा कर लिया गया है तथा 22 में कार्य अंतिम चरण में है। 150 योजनाओं को पूरा करने पर 36.52 करोड़ रुपये खर्च हुए है। उपमुख्यमंत्री ने वर्ष 2008-09 की अपूर्ण शेष योजनाओं को शीघ्र पूरा कर लेने का निर्देश दिया। समीक्षा के दौरान पाया गया कि वर्ष 2009-10 में मुख्यमंत्री नगर विकास योजना के तहत 351 योजनाओं के कार्यान्वयन के लिए 67.39 करोड़ रुपये की प्रशासनिक स्वीकृति प्रदान की गई है। इस रकम से सड़क, नाला एवं लाईट से संबंधित 333 योजनाओं के साथ घाट पाकरें का निर्माण किया जाना है। पटना के जिलाधिकारी श्री सिन्हा ने समीक्षा के दौरान उपमुख्यमंत्री को बताया कि वर्ष 2009-10 की अधिकतर योजनाओं में निविदा निष्पादित कर कार्यकारी एजेंसियों को काम सौंपा जा चुका है। उपमुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि जिन योजनाओं में कार्य आरंभ हो चुका है उनके कायो को दस दिनों के भीतर पूरा करते हुए शेष कार्य को बरसात के बाद पूर्ण कर लिया जाए। उल्लेखनीय है कि मुख्यमंत्री नगर विकास योजना के तहत वर्ष 2008-09 में 43 करोड़ रुपये, वर्ष 2009-10 में 72.24 करोड़ रुपये एवं वर्ष 2010-11 में अब तक 10.82 करोड़ रुपये समेत कुल 127 करोड़ रुपये उपलब्ध कराए गए है। वर्ष 2008-09 की योजनाओं के कार्यान्यवन में 95 प्रतिशत की उपलब्धि प्राप्त की जा चुकी है। समीक्षा बैठक में नगर विकास विभाग के प्रधान सचिव गिरीश शंकर के अलावा विभाग के कई वरिष्ठअधिकारी भी मौजूद थे। एक सौ पचास योजनाओं का कार्य पूर्ण, बाईस का कार्य अंतिम चरण में Source: Rashtriya Sahara More Townhall & Foot-Overbridge Will Build.... Posted on Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 12:40:33 AM EST
Nitish Inaugurates New Rail Lines, Two ROBs In Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Rs 180 crore Rajgir-Tilaiya railway line at Rajgir, besides two road overbridges.
The new railway line would ease the problem of the people travelling to Tilaiya in Jharkhand and would help in supply of coal to the NPC unit at Barh, he said at the inaugural programme at Rajgir in his home district of Nalanda. "It will also help reduce the cost of per unit energy production from the plant because the freight charges of coal to be transported will come down significantly," he said adding the new rail route will facilitate movement of around 36 rakes of coal per day. Advising the people to board trains after buying valid tickets, Kumar, who had served as Railway Minister said had he been in office now he would not have allowed trains to move ahead even an inch till the passengers bought tickets for travel. The Rajgir-Tilaiya rail line would be extended upto Koderma in Jharkhand, he said. Source: www.zopag.com Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar Click On "Full Story" For More... (263 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Tue Jun 29, 2010 at 11:56:53 PM EST
Bihar To Be Developed State By 2015: CM
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that Bihar will join the ranks of developed states by 2015. He was addressing a public meeting at Parmanandpur village under Katrisarai block in Nalanda district in course of his Vishwas Yatra.
Nitish recounted his government's achievements and said that during the last four and a half years, 619 bridges have been built while the condition of state highways improved considerably making it better than national highways. He inaugurated a bridge over Sakri river built at a cost of Rs 29.91 crore and another on Panchane river which costs Rs 19.73 crore. "We not only make concrete bridges, but also the bridges of faith and trust. Now Bihar is being discussed around the world for its development, peace and prosperity and nobody even mentions about the crime and kidnapping," Nitish said. He said that the local people have been demanding bridges on Sakri and Panchane river for over 15 years and the previous government made promises repeatedly, but did nothing. Source: Times Of India Bihar to be developed state by 2015: CM Click On "Full Story" For More... (324 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Mon Jun 21, 2010 at 11:18:47 PM EST
Sewerage Treatment Plants In Towns Soon
Extensive plans have been made to set up a sewerage network and treatment plants in major Bihar towns located on the Ganga bank in a move to reduce discharge of polluted sewerage water in the river. The said plan is being executed in Munger, Hajipur, Buxar and Begusarai towns in Phase-I.
While Rs 179 crore would be spent for executing the project in Munger, an amount of Rs 113.62 crore would be spent on the project in Hajipur. On the other hand, Rs 74. 95 crore and Rs. 65.40 crore would be spent for setting up sewerage network and treatment plants in Buxar and Begusarai towns respectively. "The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has sanctioned these projects. The Centre and state would share the expenditure on 70:30 basis," sources in the urban development department said. The Bihar Urban Infrastructure Corporation (BUIDCo) has been given the task of executing the project. The corporation has been set a target of completing the project in 18 months. Source: Times Of India By Sanjeev Kumar Verma Sewerage treatment plants in towns soon Click On "Full Story" For More... (381 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Fri May 07, 2010 at 12:51:00 AM EST
Bihar A Changed State Now
I'm writing this letter to draw the attention of the country towards the developmental work in Bihar and the Centre's apathy towards the state. Bihar is a changed state now. Development can be seen in every sector there. Roads have been repaired. Also the work is on in almost every part of the state. The state government has come out with a structured and effective plan for the collection and dumping of garbage. It has helped the state being clean and maintain hygine. There is a boost in education sector. School dress, books and other requirements have been provided free of cost to children. Though, all children are benefited due to corrupt officials but the efforts are on to benefit all. It will take time to bring everything back on track.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In Bihar
In the development process the central government is expected to coordinate with the state government. That is not happening. The central govt is not providing enough electricity to the state. Also, the centre is not giving required fund for various developmental work. It has hit the development process. The centre must keep the politics apart and help the Bihar government. Source:www.centralchronicle.com By Shailesh Kumar Bihar a changed state now Posted on Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 10:38:37 PM EST
Bihar Policy Soon For Maintaing Roads, Bridges
Bihar government would soon evolve a policy for ensuring maintenance of roads and bridges in the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In Bihar
''Final touches are being given to the new policy,'' he said reviewing the progress of work being executed by the state Rural Works and Road departments at a meeting here. Construction was on for 45,000 km roads in rural areas, out of which the state government was bearing the construction cost for 15,000 km. Cost for 13,000 km is being constructed under the Prime Minister Gramin Sarak Yojna, he said. He criticised the Centre for allegedly not providing adequate fund for construction of roads under Prime Minister Gramin Sarak Yojna. The meeting was also attended by state Rural Works Department minister Brishen Patel, besides senior officials of the department. Source: Zeenews.com Bihar policy soon for maintaing roads, bridges Posted on Thu Apr 15, 2010 at 10:27:04 PM EST
Rs 42L For Cleaning City Drains
Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday disbursed Rs 25 lakh to its four circles for undertaking drainage-cleaning work before the rains. While a sum of Rs 10 lakh has been given to the New Capital circle, Rs 5 lakh each has been given to Bankipore, Kankerbagh and Patna City.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In Bihar
"The drainage-cleaning work has to be completed latest by May 20," PMC commissioner Sridhar Chiruvolu said. The circle offices already have a total of around Rs 17 lakh under this head. This too would be used for the special cleaning drive. As part of its efforts to provide ration cards to all families, PMC would organize special camps on April 18 in offices of all the 72 wards for collecting family photographs. A decision to this effect was taken on Monday at a meeting attended by the PMC commissioner and executive officers of all the four circles. The meeting also decided to hold special camps to dispose of petitions of retired PMC employees or their dependents who have not got post-retirement dues due to one reason or another. Source: Times Of India Rs 42L for cleaning city drains Posted on Tue Apr 06, 2010 at 01:46:15 AM EST
Bihar Builds A Bridge With Private Capital, Rs 1400 cr For New Project
In its first public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, the road construction department (RCD) of Bihar will be building a 5.5 km bridge over the river Ganga connecting Bakhtiyarpur with Samastipur. The project worth Rs 1,400 crore is expected to start in May this year.
 One of the newly constructed bridge by the Road Construction Department of Bihar "This project will break a long standing myth that the state is not suitable for investment of any kind," Bihar RCD Secretary Pratayaya Amrit told Governance Now on telephone. Not long ago, Bihar was a pariah for private investors. The scourge of corruption and nepotism combined with a free rein for criminals ensured the private investment in the state was zilch. Five years after the Lalu-Rabri regime ended, and the Nitish Kumar government restored some semblance of governance in the state, the investments are starting to come. The RCD, under Amrit's leadership, has the distinction of building 339 bridges across the state in a record span of three years, earning the erstwhile defunct Bihar State Bridges Corporation Rs 80 crore for 2008-09. Source: www.governancenow.com By Brajesh Kumar Bihar builds a bridge with private capital, Rs 1400 cr for new project Click on "Full Story" For More... (325 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Sat Mar 13, 2010 at 12:11:22 AM EST
Bihar Economic Survey: Bitter Late Than Clever
The Bihar Economic Survey 2010 tabled in the state assembly on Thursday makes no mention of the latest estimates of the growth rate (2009-10). Instead it reiterates the old figure of 11.03 per cent growth between 2004-05 and 2008--09.
Barring construction (35.80 per cent), communication (17.68 per cent)--largely due to the centrally-funded schemes--and trade, hotel and restaurants (17.71 per cent) there is nothing much to cheer about in the Survey, prepared, by a non-government organization, the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) for the state govt. The Survey tabled by the health minister, Nand Kishore Yadav--the deputy chief minister-cum-finance minister Susnil Kumar Modi's mother died on the same day--is strange in another way: It is first in the country's history to be tabled after the presentation of the budget. Thus it has lost much of its relevance and there is hardly any scope left to debate it, be in the assembly or outside. Apparently it makes tall claims but the truth is that despite all efforts it managed to reveal more than conceal. It has, perhaps inadvertently, exposed the state government's poor performance on almost all fronts--industry, education, health, agriculture etc. Even in the centrally-sponsored NREGA and Indira Awas Yojana Bihar lags much behind. Take for example the number of agro-based industries. Its number still stands at 440. This is just 0.80 per cent of the nation. Source: Bihar Times Bihar Economic Survey: Bitter Late Than Clever Click On "Full Story" For More... (1036 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Fri Mar 05, 2010 at 11:31:23 PM EST
Bihar To Set Up Farmer Information Centres With Toll Free Numbers
Help for Bihar's farmers will soon be only a phone call away with the state government deciding to set up five information centres with toll free numbers.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In Bihar
Agriculture scientists and officials will be available at all the five farmer information centres to provide knowhow as well as help for solving problems, said Bihar Agriculture Minister Renu Kumari. "Now farmers will be able to collect information relating to cropping patterns, improvement in seeds of high yielding varieties, cultivation practices and the availability of better post harvest technology by just dialling a phone," she said. She described the decision as a new ray of hope for millions of farmers in Bihar. The five information centres, the minister added, would be set up in different climate zones -- Harnaut in Nalanda district, Biraul in Samastipur, Sabaur in Bhagalpur, Bikramganj in Rohtas and Kevike in Madhepura. Official sources disclosed that all the centres would be supervised by the Pusa based Rajendra Agriculture University. Agriculture is the backbone of Bihar's economy, generating nearly 42 percent of the State Domestic Product and employing 81 percent of the workforce. Source: Thaindian.com Bihar to set up farmer information centres Posted on Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 10:09:02 PM EST
Bihar's Development: A Miracle Of GDP Numbers
What seems to be happening is that the Bihar government has been successful in mobilizing funds, largely from the Centre, to spend on the creation of infrastructure
Bihar's economy is apparently a miracle, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growing by 11.44% in 2008-09, according to the statistics made available by the state's Directorate of Economics and Statistics, and reproduced on the website of the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO). That's not all. The state's GDP at constant (1999-2000) prices also increased by 22% in 2006-07 and by 8% in 2007-08, according to the same source. Is this growth for real? Has the Nitish Kumar government actually done wonders for the state?  For starters, let's take a look at the economic survey of the Government of Bihar for 2008-09. The chart shows the difference in growth rates for the state (GDP at constant prices, 1999-2000 base) as mentioned in the state government's economic survey and as reported on the CSO website. The growth rates were identical or nearly so between 2000-01 and 2003-04. From 2004-05, however, the rates of growth in the two sources are very different. It's very probable, of course, that the data for 2007-08 and the estimates for 2008-09 have been revised, although the difference between the economic survey's estimates for 2007-08 and 2008-09, and the figures they have furnished to CSO is glaring. But surely, the numbers for 2004-05 and 2005-06 should be similar? The absolute numbers for the state GDP given in the economic survey and those furnished to the CSO show inconsistencies. These discrepancies cast severe doubt on the state's data. Manas Chakravarty takes a weekly look at trends and issues in the financial markets. Source: Live Mint By Manas Chakravarty Bihar's development: a miracle of GDP numbers Click on "Full Story" For More... (855 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Tue Jan 26, 2010 at 10:13:59 PM EST
Bihar, A Growth Story
Roads "as smooth as Hema Malini's cheeks" was a promise that Lalu Yadav had once given to the people of Bihar. Ironically, it is his rival Nitish Kumar who seems to be delivering on that front. Despite three years of floods followed by a year of drought, `backward and benighted' Bihar reports a miraculous figure: 11% GDP growth, second only to Gujarat. The state's economy has never grown so fast so consistently as it has since 2004-2005. A few pointers on what's going right in Bihar:
Click On "Full Story" For More... (1013 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 01:23:16 AM EST
Bihar Registers 11.03% Growth in GDP
A day after PatnaDaily.Com chose Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the Person of the Year for 2009, the Central Statistical Organization (CSO), in a report released on Saturday, placed Bihar in the second place in terms of growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between the years 2004 and 2009.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In Bihar
 Recording a spectacular growth rate of 11.03%, much above the standard measure of 7% to be considered exceptional growth, Bihar barely got beat by Gujarat that recorded a growth rate of 11.05% during the same period. The report has taken the opposition leaders in Bihar and other naysayers by surprise. "While the numbers do look good, the reality belies such growth. Millions of people are still living below the poverty line and people are still dying of hunger and cold. The government has failed to implement a number of federal schemes," said a senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader. NDA leaders, on the other hand, attributed good governance in the last four years for Bihar's dramatic rise. "It is ironical that despite some great news for Bihar, the opposition leaders are praying for the failure of this government," said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. Taking a dig on the RJD and Lok Janshakti Party's plan to launch a statewide agitation on January 28 to protest against high prices of essential commodities in Bihar, state BJP spokesperson Vinod Narayan Jha said that Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan were shedding crocodile's tears over the rising prices. "If Yadav and Paswan are so concerned about the high prices, they should first withdraw their support to the UPA government which is truly responsible for higher prices throughout the country," said Jha. Source: Patnadaily.com Bihar Registers 11.03% Growth in GDP Posted on Sun Jan 03, 2010 at 11:40:30 PM EST
Patna May Boast Of Eight Road Overbridges By Year-End
Patna is likely to become a state capital with the maximum number of road overbridges (ROBs) eight by the end of the year. Three of these major ROBs are to be thrown open to traffic this month itself. So, work is on in full swing to complete those within the stipulated time frame.
IRCON chief project manager (CPM) V P Singh said the company has been working round the clock on the Gardanibagh ROB, which will be thrown open to traffic by the end of January. Final touches are being given to the bridge that is being built with the latest technology. IRCON has not compromised with quality as fas as construction goes, he added. Singh said the Gardanibagh ROB is likely to cost about Rs 25 crore and it is being provided proper alignment facilities. People could use it from either end as provision for alignments has been made in four directions of the bridge to ensure a smooth movement of vehicular traffic. Work has also been going on smoothly at the Sheetlamata ROB, Agamkuan, being built at a cost of Rs 32 crore. Expected to be thrown open for use by January-end, it will reduce traffic pressure on the main roads and provide faster connectivity to people passing through the area, Singh said. Source: Times Of India Patna may boast of eight road overbridges by year-end Click On "Full Story" For More... (458 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Fri Jan 01, 2010 at 11:43:32 PM EST
Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) To Go Online Soon
Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) would soon have a fully- computerised system in place. The information technology (IT) department has taken up a scheme in this regard, the request for which was made earlier by the commission. BPSC conducts competitive examinations for premier state government services, including Bihar Administrative Service, Bihar Police Service and Bihar Financial Service.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In Bihar
The scheme entails computerisation of work for generating admit cards, processing application forms and preserving examination-related data in electronic form. The computerisation work, after completion, would also allow job aspirants to submit application forms online. IT department principal secretary C K Mishra told TOI the task of executing the Rs 7-crore scheme would be given to Beltron. The technical approval for this ambitious scheme was earlier taken from Beltron. "We did this because the scheme has to be implemented by Beltron and it could have told us about its technical viability," Mishra said. Beltron sources said, tenders would soon be floated for inviting bids from agencies specialising in such a work as BPSC handles huge data with lakhs of applicants applying for the examinations conducted by it. "We will see to it that the work is assigned to the agency which is capable of providing a glitch-free system," added the source. BPSC apart, the IT department has also sanctioned a scheme for computerisation of Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change. One of the premier B-schools of eastern India, the institute offers MBA and MCA courses. Source: Times Of India Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) To Go Online Soon Posted on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 01:18:31 AM EST
State Scan - Patna: P For Progress
Patna today is seen as a source of hope emerging at the grassroots, as individuals and organisations, including the government make efforts at creating a city with new commitments to bring in new vistas of opportunities, creating employment, adding colour, vision and value to every neighbourhood, business centres and the pathways that dot Bihar's capital city.
There is indeed some good news to begin with. The World Bank's Doing Business in India 2009 report has adjudged Bihar's capital city, Patna ahead of Mumbai and second only to New Delhi when it comes to launching a new business initiative.
In short, Patna appears promising. And even though the city still has promises to keep Patna today - the capital city of Bihar- means prosperity. As we move towards 2010, Patna, located on the banks of Ganga, appears flooded with opportunities. The city is at the threshold of an economic renaissance, which has pushed up the paying capacity of the residents. Slowly but surely, Patna is emerging as a growth centre. According to ASSOCHAM's study of the employment scenario in India between April and October 2009-10, Patna registered a growth of 20.52 percent in job creation. Among the Tier II cities, Patna is placed behind Vishakapatnam (115.21 per cent), Indore (60.00 per cent), Bhubaneswar (49.49 per cent), and Jaipur (28.74 per cent) and is registering major growth in job creation during April to October 2009-10 as compare to the same period in 2008-09.
The ranking assumes special significance since cities like Bhopal, Amritsar, Gwalior and Ludhiana have witnesses a decline in job creation by 26.68 per cent, 9.60 per cent, 6.27 per cent and 3.94 per cent, respectively. Prosperity indeed is writ large on Patna roads. The rise in number of vehicles plying on Patna roads is a huge indicator to this effect. In the last one year, there has been a growth of 39 percent in private vehicles and 67 percent rise in the commercial vehicles plying across Patna. In 2008-09, a total of 21,594 vehicles were registered. The number shot up to 30,229 by October 2009. 3,008 passenger vehicles were registered in 2008-09, which shot up to 5,025 till October. In fact, Patna -- where the number of vehicles in 2007 was 1.75 lakh -- today is bustling with 2.93 lakh vehicles till October 2009 -- a rise by 67 percent in just two years. The general perception suggests that a big thrust on development has given Bihar the forward momentum, besides increasing the money volume in the market, which has resulted in a corresponding rise in the purchasing power. Source: India Today By Amitabh Srivastava State Scan - Patna: P For Progress Click On "Full Story" For More... (2075 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Sun Dec 27, 2009 at 09:24:54 PM EST
Farmers To Learn New Methods On Agri Production
The Bihar government has kicked off a novel method to teach farmers modern techniques to boost agriculture production in the state.
In an attempt to give boost to agriculture, the government launched `Kisan Pathshala' (farmers' school) - a programme which will be regularly held to teach farmers about modern technology to enhance agriculture production. Chief minister Nitish Kumar stressed the importance of using latest scientific techniques to increase production as land resources were diminishing even as human consumption was growing. "By replacing the old methods with modern ones, we can increase the yield and avoid large use of chemicals which could affect land's yielding capacity," Nitish said. Agriculture minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha said as many as 3,753 Kisan Pathshalas would be held across the state where agriculture scientists would explain to farmers the finer aspects of soil, seed, fertiliser, water, sowing and harvesting. Source: Times Of India Farmers to learn new methods on agri production Click On "Full Story" For More... (487 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Sun Dec 20, 2009 at 09:57:49 PM EST
Bihar Bid To Rehabilitate Manual Scavengers, Asks Banks To Give Loans To The Community On Priority
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that no State could develop if the interests of the downtrodden were ignored.
By akansha, Section Development In Bihar
Inaugurating a loan distribution ceremony organsied by the Scheduled Caste Cooperative Development Corporation at S. K. Memorial hall here, Mr. Kumar said the State Government had launched a major drive to abolish the practice of manual scavenging by rehabilitating all those people engaged in the inhuman practice of carrying night soil on their heads from dry toilets. The government is identifying individuals engaged in manual scavenging and providing them with help to take up alternative professions. For women scavengers, loans up to Rs.30,000 have been made available under the Mahila Samridhi Yojna. While the government would ensure bank loans up to Rs.17,500, the rest of the amount (Rs.12,500) would be made available to them as subsidy by the State Government, Mr. Kumar said. Similar facilities are also being made available to male members of this section under micro credit financing scheme. So far the State Government had distributed over Rs.13.54 crore among 46,515 beneficiaries. The Chief Minister expressed his displeasure over negative participation of commercial banks in rehabilitating the scavengers and said that his government has fixed 2010 as the deadline to rehabilitate all the families engaged in carrying night soil on their heads. "I have directed the district magistrates and block level officers to coordinate with bank officials to provide loans to scavengers on a priority basis as the State is committed to eradicate this demeaning profession," he said. He asked the Secretary of SC/ST Welfare department to write a letter to the Centre with a request to direct the bankers to grant loans to people from the Dalit community engaged in the degrading work to take up other profession. The function was also addressed by members of the State Mahadalit Commission. Source: The Hindu Bihar bid to rehabilitate manual scavengers Posted on Fri Dec 11, 2009 at 02:00:48 AM EST
Patna To Boast Of Another World Class Museum
The city will have another world class museum. The USP of the new museum would be to project the glorious past of Bihar through displays and audio visuals.
A brain child of CM Nitish Kumar, the new museum would be located on posh Bailey Road area of the state capital. Sources said experts are already on the job to chalk out the details about the new museum. Six spacious government bungalows (nos. 2 to 7) spread over 10 acres of land would be demolished to build the museum. Currently, these bungalows are occupied by ministers. The state building development department has started working on this ambitious project, sources said, addingthat the proposed museum will be equipped with the latest technology in lighting, lift, doors, interior decor and foolproof security system. The museum, according to an official, would be on the par with any other museum in the world, particularly in terms of its rich antiquities and decor. Source: Times Of India Patna to boast of another world class museum Click On "Full Story" For More... (421 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Wed Nov 25, 2009 at 11:35:02 PM EST
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In fact, Patna's rating is above Chennai, Kochi and Kolkata in the overall ranking for facilitating smooth business, says the World Bank Report.
