August 2021

BIHAR   Only 3% labourers got jobs under MNREGS in Bihar in 2014-19: CAG Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government managed to gave only 3 per cent employment to labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme between 2014 to 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report. As per the report, there … Read more

BIHAR Laggard Bihar ranks 4th among states in providing tap water in rural areas   Bihar has emerged as one of the top performing states in terms of providing safe drinking water through taps, with 87 per cent of its rural households having access to the amenity, a key aide of chief minister Nitish Kumar said … Read more

BIHAR Education department targets to increase Bihar’s GER to 30% The education department has launched an intensive drive to enhance the state’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) from 14.5% to 30% by the end of the decade. The state’s GER would be equal to the national average (27.1%) soon as “the results of the sincere efforts … Read more

BIHAR Six years on, central university at Vikramshila site yet to take shape The announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost six years ago regarding establishment of a central university at the historic site of Vikramshila University in Bhagalpur is yet to take shape. The central government had also allocated Rs 500 crore for the purpose. … Read more

BIHAR Nitish government likely to conduct caste census on its own Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government is likely to conduct a caste-based census in the state on its own expense, say ruling Janata Dal-United leaders. The leaders said that Nitish Kumar has a clear stand on this issue, and is waiting for the Centre’s response on … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt okays Rs 598 crore for alternative approach road to J P Setu   The state cabinet on sanctioned Rs 598.10 crore for the construction of 12.409km of approach road as an alternative route to the Sonepur-Digha Ganga rail-cum-road bridge (J P Setu) from the Sonepur side. The proposal was moved by the road construction … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt to take Rs 2,000 crore loan for Ganga Path from HUDCO   The state cabinet on Friday approved the government’s proposal to raise a loan of Rs2,000 crore from Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) to be used on the construction of 20.5-km-long J P Ganga Path between Digha and Deedarganj along … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar opens, lays foundation for health projects worth Rs 2,705 crore   Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 989 health projects worth Rs 2,705 crore. He congratulated the health department for implementing various projects to strengthen health infrastructure in the state. Among the projects inaugurated … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar edu dept to conduct survey to upgrade schools   With a view to provide adequate infrastructure and other facilities, the state education department has directed the officials concerned to take stock of the physical status in higher secondary and secondary schools and create a database. There are 9,361 higher secondary and secondary … Read more

BIHAR Covid: Low vaccination among women worries Centre Even as India is inching closer to covering almost half of its adult population with at least the first dose of Covid vaccines, the Centre is concerned about the low uptake of jabs among women, particularly in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Overall, about 46% of total 52.2 crore doses … Read more