Patna: Promoting industrial activities across the state and equipping youths with skills to become self-reliant remains the core objective of the govt, CM Nitish Kumar said on Thursday while launching a slew of development schemes for Samastipur district during his Samriddhi Yatra.
“The govt is working to provide facilities for the establishment of industries in all the districts. The aim of the govt is to promote industrial activities and to ensure that the youths get skilled and become self-reliant,” the CM said while addressing a public gathering during a ‘jan samvad’ programme at Housing Board Maidan in Samastipur.
Earlier in the day, from the campus of the Govt Engineering College at Sarairanjan, the CM launched 188 projects worth Rs 827 crore for the district through remote control. These included foundation stones for 71 schemes valued at Rs 470 crore, inauguration of 74 schemes costing Rs 273 crore, and the commencement of work on 43 schemes involving an expenditure of Rs 84 crore.
On the occasion, he also inaugurated the Amenity Bhavan of the engineering college and inspected the first floor of its administrative block. He went around various wings of the institute and visited the language department, where students are trained in international languages. Girl students welcomed the CM in French and English.
On the engineering college campus, the CM handed over cheques worth Rs 437 crore with bank linkage for the disbursement of loans to 23,472 self-help groups. He also distributed cheques to beneficiaries of various social sector schemes. At stalls put up by the Borlaug Institute for South Asia, he interacted with representatives about new agri-products and models of multiple-crop farming. Exhibitions by local startups were also displayed.
During a review meeting, the CM sought updates on the progress of ongoing schemes and the implementation of projects announced during his Pragati Yatra last year, including road widening and strengthening works, construction of RCC bridges and a by-pass road. He also carried out an on-the-spot inspection of the RCC bridge and by-pass road under construction in Habimabad block.
Among those present were deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, water resources department minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit, DGP Vinay Kumar, IT and technical education secretary Anupama, the CM’s personal secretaries and other senior officials.
Having done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazariba...
Read MoreHaving done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazaribagh (now in Jharkhand), graduated in history from Patna College. Started as a freelance journalist for Free Press Journal (Mumbai) from Patna, and then joined The Times of India, Patna, as a staff reporter, got promoted to senior reporter, and later, briefly functioned as news editor. In reporting, initially covered districts like Darbhanga and Bhagalpur on events and various aspects, and then from Patna, have covered state politics, political parties, elections, state assembly, government, cabinet, departments like finance, irrigation and a few others, also CM, occasionally PM's tours, and social issues. Have written two books -- first, Bihar in Messianic Times, second, The First Address, on the Governor House (Bihar), commissioned by the Response (Advertisement) wing of The Times Of India, Patna.
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