June 2019

BIHAR Bihar banks on bamboo   Alarmed by the change in the environment scenario, the Bihar government plans to aggressively promote bamboo plantation among farmers under the Centre’s national bamboo mission programme from this rainy season.   The plantation drive, besides increasing green cover, would provide an alternative source of income to the farmers, given … Read more

BIHAR Bihar approved the proposal to punish children who abandon their elderly parents   The Bihar State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved the proposal to punish sons and daughters, who abandontheir elderly parents, with jail term. The approval was announced on 11 June. The proposal was moved by the state’s social welfare department.Such cases will be registered under … Read more

BIHAR   All departments to have a finance section   All the state government departments would now have a finance section to be headed by an officer of Bihar Finance Service (BFS).   Peoples’ income in the state is increasing. The purchasing power of even middle class people has increased. The market status has improved a lot … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar tops states on fiscal discipline: Sushil Kumar Modi   Modi said Bihar has topped the list with 66.5% points on a scale of 100 while West Bengal was the lowest at 23.3%. Punjab and Kerala, too, figured at the bottom. The assessment of fiscal discipline has been made on the basis of … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar first to launch universal old age pension   Bihar became the first state to launch old age pension scheme in which persons of 60 years and above, irrespective of their financial or caste status, will get a sum of Rs 400 per month in his/ her bank account. In other states, old-age pensions are provided … Read more

BIHAR ·         Bihar tops states on fiscal discipline: Sushil Kumar Modi ð  Modi said Bihar has topped the list with 66.5% points on a scale of 100 while West Bengal was the lowest at 23.3%. Punjab and Kerala, too, figured at the bottom. ð  The assessment of fiscal discipline has been made on the basis … Read more

BIHAR Bihar first to launch universal old age pension   Bihar became the first state to launch old age pension scheme in which persons of 60 years and above, irrespective of their financial or caste status, will get a sum of Rs 400 per month in his/ her bank account. In other states, old-age pensions are provided only … Read more

BIHAR Patna University sets up solid waste disposal facilities   In pursuance of fulfilling its environmental conservation responsibilities 102-year-old Patna University(PU) has, of late, initiated a number of eco-friendly measures on its campus. At least half a dozen projects, including proper disposal of solid waste (composting), rainwater harvesting, generation of solar power and tree plantation on … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar increases contingency fund to Rs 8,020 crore   The state cabinet approved the government’s proposal to increase the Bihar contingency fund (BCF) corpus from the existing Rs350 crore to Rs8,020 crore till March 30 next year. The cabinet also cleared Rs384 crore from the BCF for the payment of old age pension pertaining to … Read more

BIHAR   Banka education model to be introduced in 3,106 schools of Bihar   In a bid to improve quality of education in government secondary schools, the state education department has decided to expand the horizons of ‘Unnayan Banka’.   Under this project, students of government-run schools are taught through online and offline methods with … Read more