Bihar Cabinet approves proposal for creation of 103 new Nagar Panchayats

Bihar Cabinet has approved a proposal for the creation of 103 new nagar panchayats & 8 new nagar parishads, upgradation of 32 nagar panchayats to nagar parishads & 5 nagar parishads to municipal corporations.

The State Cabinet has also approved a proposal for the expansion of twelve Nagar Nikay.

Earlier, the Bihar Cabinet had approved a proposal to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to people of the state when it is available.

It is to mention that this was one of the poll promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a 125-seat majority in the 243-seat strong Bihar Legislative Assembly.

As promised in Nitish Kumar-led JDU's manifesto -- 'Saat Nishchay-2', the Cabinet also gave its nod for a proposal to create 20 lakh job opportunities in the public & private sectors.

The Govt of Bihar will also introduce a special scheme for the promotion of entrepreneurship among women.

For this, the Govt would provide an interest-free loan up to 50% of their project or a maximum of Rs 5 lakh in addition to the subsidy of 50% or Rs 5 lakh of the project cost.

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