july 2022

BIHAR Niti Aayog ranking: Gaya No. 1 on list of 112 aspirational districts Gaya emerged No. 1 among 112 aspirational districts across the country in the Delta ranking announced by Niti Aayog on the basis of points awarded on five indicators in May. The district had a composite score of 48.7 points, better than its 45.5 in April. The five … Read more

  BIHAR ‘PMGSY budget in state made without planning’ The budget estimation for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Bihar for the year 2020-21 was prepared without any planning, observed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), maintaining that the exercise was “highly unrealistic and inaccurate”. National Quality Monitoring (NQM) found that 1,029 road and bridge … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Campaign launched to minimise dropouts in schools The education department launched a fortnight-long state-level “Praveshotsava” (enrolment festival) in a big way. The campaign is aimed at ensuring 100% enrolment of boys and girls passing Class VIII examination into Class IX of their respective schools. The minister said education department officials would accompany the education rath … Read more

  BIHAR Nat’l MSME Awards: Bihar gets 2nd prize Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the second prize in ‘National MSME Awards 2022’ to Bihar in the category of states/UTs for outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. The award was received by principal secretary (industries) Sandeep Paundrik on behalf of state industry … Read more