Patna, June 11 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary highlighted the state’s growth story and sought major financial and institutional assistance from the Centre during the 11th meeting of NITI Aayog, held in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of states and Union Territories across the country.Addressing the gathering, the Bihar Chief Minister said the state has made remarkable progress …
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Patna, June 10 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday transferred Rs 1,100 crore directly into the bank accounts of more than 94 lakh beneficiaries under the state’s various social security pension schemes through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system from Bihar Bhawan in New Delhi. Under the revised scheme, beneficiaries are receiving pensions at the rate of Rs 1,100 per month.Addressing the programme, the Chief Minister said that pension payments would now be credited to …
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) When the 2024 Lok Sabha election results were announced in June, naysayers rubbed their hands in glee; not because the mandate returned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the single largest party in the Lower House of Parliament, but that it ran short of an absolute majority by a few seats.When the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners, including Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and the Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP), again extended their suppo…
Patna, June 8 (IANS) Under the chairmanship of Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, a Cabinet meeting was held on Monday during which 25 agenda items were approved. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Hall of the Main Secretariat and was attended by all ministers.Among the key decisions, the Cabinet approved a revision in the survey and measurement charges for raiyati (plot) land.In Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat areas, the survey fee has been fixed at a minimum…
Bhagalpur (Bihar), June 7 (IANS) A month after a portion of the ‘Vikramshila Setu’ collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, a Bailey bridge, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), was inaugurated on Sunday to restore the connectivity in the area.After the inauguration of the bridge, Bihar Minister Kumar Shailendra expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.Talking to IANS, the minister said: “The Chief Minister spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and fulfilled th…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, and several other BJP leaders on Friday extended birthday greetings to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and wished that the state, under his leadership, may continue to achieve new milestones in development, good governance, and prosperity. HM Amit Shah took to the social media platform ‘X’ and said, “Heartfelt birthday wishes to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath ji….
Patna, June 4 (IANS) The tragic fire at Prasad Hospital in Muzaffarpur has now reached both the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Bihar State Human Rights Commission. Petitions have been filed seeking an independent investigation into the incident.Five patients have so far died, and over 15 others were injured and shifted to government and private hospitals, as per official information, after the blaze erupted at around 3 a.m. on Thursday in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hos…
Patna, June 3 (IANS) In a major boost to Bihar’s infrastructure development, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening and upgradation of the Khagaria–Purnea section of National Highways 31 and 231 into a four-lane corridor. The project, spanning around 143.5 km, will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 3,936.05 crore under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT-Toll) model.The project involves upgrading the exist…
Patna, June 2 (IANS) A high-level review meeting with senior officials of the Home Department was held at the Sankalp Auditorium in the Chief Minister’s residence, where the implementation of the country’s three new criminal laws and the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) was comprehensively reviewed. The meeting, chaired by CM Samrat Choudhary, emphasised the need to strengthen a transparent, technology-driven, and citizen-centric law enforcement and justice delivery framework.Dur…
Patna, June 2 (IANS) The political dispute surrounding the government residence occupied by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi has intensified, with Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launching a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leadership during a public gathering in Sheikhpura on Tuesday.Without directly naming individuals, the Chief Minister criticised what he described as an excessive attachment to government residences, asserting that official accommodations are meant for pub…