July 2019

BIHAR Bihar assembly passes two Bills; gender budget tabled   The state assembly passed two Bills – the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Bill, 2019 and Bihar Technical Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019.   As per the new BSEB Bill, which was passed annulling the first Act passed in 1952, the chairman of the BSEB would now be … Read more

BIHAR   85 lakh covered under crop assistance scheme The state government has disbursed Rs 317 crore for giving financial assistance to eligible farmers having suffered crop losses in the last kharif season under Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme. In total, 11 lakh farmers have applied under the scheme and so far 3.85 lakh farmers … Read more

BIHAR ·         Bihar mulls introducing yoga studies in universities ð  The Bihar government will consider the proposal of introducing yoga in the syllabus at university level in a bid to popularise the ancient practice of physical and spiritual exercises. ð  More importantly, the government also informed the house that fresh directives to district magistrates have … Read more

BIHAR   Garibnath shrine to be developed as tourist spot’   Baba Garibnath temple will be developed as one of the biggest religious and tourist spot of the state and a move has been initiated for the same. This was announced by the minister for art, culture and youth affairs Pramod Kumar.   Bihar has identified over … Read more

BIHAR Beltron to develop IT Park at Bihta soon   The state cabinet approved a proposal to make Bihar State Electronic Development Corporation Limited (Beltron), an executive wing of state information technology (IT) department, the nodal agency for the proposed IT Park at Bihta. The park would be developed in an area of around 60 acres. Beltron has … Read more

BIHAR TCS to open centre in Patna: Ravi Shankar Prasad   Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is all set to start a major centre in Patna.   Investment by India’s largest IT company in Bihar should promote IT investments in the state.   The move will attract other IT … Read more

BIHAR Industry bodies for grant of special category status to Bihar Trade and industry bodies in the state reiterated their demand for according special category status to the state. Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI) has also demanded special category status for the state. With the economy rate so low and unemployment reaching its … Read more

The key highlights of union Budget 2019 are  given below : A 10-point Vision for the decade Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari Minimum Government Maximum Governance. To Achieve green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India. Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy. Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite … Read more

BIHAR New research centre to protect Sikh heritage   With the construction of the Sikh Heritage and Research Centre almost on the verge of completion, the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh is set to become a centre for research and preservation of the history of Sikh gurus.     The project, which incurs a cost of around Rs 10 … Read more

BIHAR Key sectors in Bihar pin hopes on Budget   From healthcare, agriculture, education, tourism to civil aviation, all key sectors in the state are looking forward to a “game-changer” Budget in the run up to the next year’s assembly elections. Here are prevailing scenarios in different sectors in the state and their expectations from … Read more