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BIHAR GST impact: Bihar records jump in revenue collection Call it the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), better compliance, or a growing base of taxpayers, but the upshot is that Bihar has witnessed an increase in its own revenue collection in the current financial year (FY). Provisional figures from various … Read more
BIHAR 13 districts account for 55% of child labour in Bihar The state government claims to have made significant progress in eradicating child labour from Patna since the new provisions and schemes implemented in 2016. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2016 prohibits employment of children below 14 under any condition and … Read more
BIHAR Treasuries to put in place ‘first in first out’ rule for clearing bills The finance department is all set to launch a ‘first in first out’ rule for bill clearances by all treasuries to achieve more fiscal transparency and also to reduce the pendency of bills pertaining to expenditure or withdrawal by … Read more
BIHAR Drug addiction up in state after liquor ban Drug addiction is pervading homes of the comparatively rich at a faster pace than the poor in Bihar. According to the findings of Patna’s popular Disha de-addiction cum-rehabilitation Centre, people with better economic status, especially those with a monthly income of more than Rs 20,000 … Read more
BIHAR Dept of Posts and Horticulture in Bihar join hands to supply Shahi Lichi and Zardalu Mango to people at doorstep The Department of Posts and Department of Horticulture, Bihar have joined hands to supply Shahi Lichi and Zardalu Mango to the people at doorstep. Bihar Postal Circle has made an agreement with … Read more
BIHAR Lend more to boost economy, Bihar govt tells banks in state Upset over the slide in credit-deposit ( CD) ratio in the last financial year that ended March this year, the Bihar government has asked banks to improve loan disbursement as per their annual credit plan (ACP) in the current fiscal year (2019-20), … Read more
BIHAR Centre cancels Bihar’s mega bridge project involving Chinese firms The Centre has cancelled the tender of a mega bridge project over the Ganga in Bihar as Chinese companies are involved in it The capital cost of the entire project, including a 5.6-km-long bridge, other minor bridges, underpasses and a rail overbridge, was estimated at over Rs 2,900 crore. The decision … Read more
BIHAR Bihar seeks to redefine danger levels in rivers After a long time, the Bihar government is going to undertake a massive exercise to revise the danger mark level of all major rivers in the state to make flood fighting work more effective and reduce chances of false alarm of impending floods in case … Read more
BIHAR Bihar seeks ST status for Noniya caste The state government has decided to recommend to the Centre that people of Noniya caste found in the state be considered synonymous with the Khariya tribal group, paving the way for their eventual inclusion in Scheduled Tribes (ST) category by the Centre. In Bihar, Noniya caste has otherwise been … Read more
BIHAR IMA committee releases preliminary report on Bihar infants death The Indian Medical Association’s committee of experts probing the deaths of infants in Bihar due to encephalitis has released a preliminary report. In it, the committee has not only chronicled the recent outbreak, but has also given its inferences regarding the disease and suggestions about … Read more