February 2019

BIHAR     ·         Bihar’s urban teledensity second best in country ð  Bihar stood second in the country in terms of urban teledensity after Kerala in 2017-18. However, rural teledensity in Bihar was second lowest among major states in the country during this period with 44 connections per 100 people, according to the state’s Economic Survey report. ð  … Read more

BIHAR Bihar government announced ‘Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna’   Bihar government has announced a universal old age pension scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna’, MVPY for all people above 60 years of age.   The scheme will come into force from the 1st of April this year.   All will be eligible for 400 rupees monthly … Read more

BIHAR   ·         Centre Approves Patna Metro Rail Project ð  In a boost to public transport in the Patna, the centre approved the Patna Metro Rail project comprising of two corridors. ð  The two corridors will be Danapur to Mithapur and Patna Railway Station to New ISBT. ð  The project will be executed in five … Read more

BIHAR   Economic Survey: Power demand up by 165% in 6 years   According to the survey, the per capita consumption of electricity in the state rose from 134 kilowatts in 2011-12 to 280 kilowatts in 2017-18 along with a subsequent increase in the availability of power from an average of 6-8 hours to 18-20 … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar budget 2019-20: Highlights   The outstanding public debt is estimated at Rs 1,47,360.51 crore in 2019-20 which is 25.73% of GSDP of Rs 5,72,827.00 crore. Total debt including liability in public account estimate is Rs 1,89,430.60 crore in 2019-20 which is 33.07% of GSDP of Rs 5,72,827.00 crore.   The fiscal deficit … Read more

BIHAR Bihar’s growth rate is 11.3%, highest in country: Survey   The growth journey of Bihar’s economy continued even in 2017-18 fiscal when it clocked 11.3% gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth rate, the highest in the country. According to report, The last five financial years saw state’s GSDP growing at a healthy rate. The … Read more

BIHAR Bihar set to downsize Wb-aided mega teachers’ project by 38%   The Bihar government has in principle decided to reduce the size of the World Bank-sponsored project ‘Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in Bihar Operation’ for the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 from $357 million (Rs2234-crore) to $228 million (Rs1621.308-crore) in view of ‘moderately satisfactory achievements’ necessitating … Read more

BIHAR   Nitish Kumar lays foundation stones for rural roads worth Rs 5,254 crore   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones for rural roads and bridges worth Rs 5,254.08 crore.   Of the total, 1229 roads and 25 bridges worth Rs 1,193 crore were inaugurated, while construction work was launched on 1052 roads and 15 bridges worth Rs … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar: Officers to inspect govt schools to assess quality   The education department officers will conduct surprise inspections of secondary and higher secondary government and government-aided schools in Bihar on various parameters.   Govt  asked the officials to upload the data collected during inspection to ‘Bihar Easy School Tracking’ (BEST) cellphone application developed by Bihar … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar History :The Santhal Insurrection (Tribal Movement):   The Santhals are an agricultural tribal group who are mainly concentrated in Bihar. The first peasant insurrection took place in 1855-1856, which arose due to the establishment of the Permanent Land Settlement of 1793. Following this settlement the Britishers took away all the lands from … Read more