At a Cabinet meeting held by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday, 34 recommendations were adopted.

Among the most significant rulings were the administrative and disciplinary dismissals of Vijay Kumar, the former Executive Officer of Barbidha, and Raman Rai, the former Circle Officer of Sikta Zone (West Champaran), who is presently the Assistant Settlement Officer in Kishanganj.

Additionally, 663 non-technical positions for 71 offices of the Integrated Urban Engineering Organization under the Urban Development Department have been authorized by the Cabinet.

These positions would cost the government Rs 35.27 crore a year and are intended to maintain seamless operation.

The Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Amendment Rules, 2025, have been approved by the Cabinet.

The administration of land and income may be impacted by this.

Additionally, 40 additional positions—34 permanent and 6 contract—have been approved for the Advocate General’s Office.

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CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, and Additional Chief Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat S Siddhartha presided over the Cabinet meeting.

The state government wants to evaluate the possibilities for aviation traffic, land, environment, and viability.

The Cabinet has authorized 104 positions for Additional District Land Acquisition Officers and 81 positions for Revenue Officer-cum-Kanungo (Land Acquisition) at the Revenue and Land Reforms Department in order to expedite infrastructure and development projects.

The construction of regional airports at Madhubani, Veerpur, Munger, Valmikinagar, Bhagalpur, and Saharsa is being investigated by the state government.

The Bihar government has set up Rs 2.43 crore for this project, and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), New Delhi, will carry out the research.

Eight districts—Madhubani, Goraul, Shamho, Imamganj, Adhaura, Katoria, Asarganj, and Chakai—will see the opening of new degree institutions in keeping with CM Nitish Kumar’s public pledges to upgrade higher education facilities.

For these degree institutions, a total of 526 positions were authorized, including 104 non-teaching staff members and 422 teaching positions, each with a principal.

Increasing access to higher education in underprivileged and underdeveloped areas is the goal of this phase.