Nitish also announced that 1.75 lakh appointments would be made against vacant posts. The appointment backlog in the police department for SCs, STs, EBCs, OBCs and women is being cleared through a special recruitment drive, he said. He announced that appointments would be made in other departments too. They included 2,762 doctors and 1,544 indigenous physicians in the health department, 3,014 agriculture experts, 8,463 agri advisors, 2,181 rural publicity workers, 260 veterinary doctors, 500 assistants in the secretariat, 213 circle inspectors, 3,014 women supervisors in the Child Development Project, 2,761 junior engineers, 571 sub-inspectors of police, 12,800 constables and 80,000 primary and 12,000 middle school teachers.

Nitish said a Mahadalit Commission was constituted last year, and in the light of its recommendations, a Mahadalit Vikas Mission project has been approved. He announced three new schemes in the health sector. On the agriculture road map, the government will spend Rs 6,000 crore in four years, he said.

The CM strongly pleaded for an enhanced state share in the central tax revenue so that the state's Plan size could be increased for undertaking development works and funds could be made available for other economic activities.

On salary hike of central government employees, Nitish said the state government does not want to deprive its employees of benefits of the Sixth Pay Commission. The Centre will be approached for funds, he added. He also favoured a joint memorandum to the 13th Finance Commission.