Bihar Cabinet passes resolution seeking special category status to State
The Hindu
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday passed a resolution in the Cabinet seeking grant of special category status to Bihar. After the Cabinet meeting, Mr. Kumar posted a long message on his official X handle, stressing that once again he was demanding special status to Bihar. The Bihar Chief Minister further added that he had been making such a demand since 2010 and even a rally was held on 24 November 2012 at Gandhi Maidan in Patna and on 17 March 2013 at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. He indirectly slammed the then Congress government of Manmohan Singh for not doing anything on the demand.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday passed a resolution in the Cabinet seeking grant of special category status to Bihar. After the Cabinet meeting, Mr. Kumar posted a long message on his official X handle, stressing that once again he was demanding special status to Bihar.
“Today in the Cabinet meeting, a proposal has been passed to request the Central government to give special category status to Bihar. I request, keeping in mind the interest of the people of Bihar, the Central government should immediately give special State status to Bihar, “Mr. Kumar said in the letter.
Mr. Kumar pointed out that to implement the schemes prepared by the State government in the interest of the people an amount of approximately ₹2.50 lakh crorewould be needed.
“Since a huge amount of money is required for these works, a target has been set to complete them in five years. If Bihar gets the status of a special State by the Central government, then we will complete this work in a very short time,” Mr. Kumar said.
The Bihar Chief Minister further added that he had been making such a demand since 2010 and even a rally was held on 24 November 2012 at Gandhi Maidan in Patna and on 17 March 2013 at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
He indirectly slammed the then Congress government of Manmohan Singh for not doing anything on the demand.
“On our demand, the then Central government had also formed the Raghuram Rajan Committee and its report was published in September 2013, but even at that time the then Central government did not do anything about it. In May 2017 also, we had written a letter to the Central government for granting the status of special State,” Mr. Kumar said.
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