Chief minister holds review meeting in Jehanabad

MAKHDUMPUR (JEHANABAD): CM Jeetan Ram Manjhi, on his maiden visit to his assembly constituency on Friday was accorded a warm and enthusiastic welcome by thousands of men and women at Makhdumpur.
Addressing a largely attended public felicitation at Makhdumpur High School ground, the chief minister said that development was meaningless sans social harmony."Development coupled with social harmony and unity among people of all castes and creeds is the key to a developed Bihar," the CM said. Reiterating his government's commitment to solve the basic problems facing the people and transform Bihar into a fully developed state, Manjhi said the changed scenario in the state under the stewardship of his predecessor Nitish Kumar reflects the changed mindset of the people. A developed state can be built only on the basis of unity and social harmony, he said adding desired results are yet to be achieved in the arena of human resources development and industries in the state owing to hurdles from the Centre and other quarters.
The chief minister informed the people that he has, in a recent letter to PM Narendra Modi, reiterated the state's long-pending demand that Bihar be given special category status because of its poor infrastructure, low tax base, low per capita expenditure, high poverty and hesitant appetite for private investment. The chief minister expressed his gratitude to the people of Jehanabad for always showering so much of love and affection on him. " I have many plans up my sleeve for the development of Jehanabad district on which work would start within a couple of months," he said adding an electric ropeway would soon be installed on the Barabar hill-tops.
Earlier, the chief minister reviewed various ongoing schemes and development works of different departments in the district and directed the officials concerned to speed up the execution of the schemes in the given timeframe. Senior officials including home secretary Aamir Subhani, Magadh division commissioner RK Khandelwal, principal seceratary, energy department Sandeep Pondrik, MD, South Bihar Power Distribution Company S K Mall, Magadh range DIG Bachchu Singh Meena and Jehanabad DM Mohd.Sohail were present at the review meet.
Later, the CM also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various schemes in the district worth over Rs 90 crore through remote control.