On Thursday, the Bihar government made the decision to provide landless people financial assistance in order to lessen the barriers to buying land for homes. The landless will now get Rs 1 lakh from the government, which they may use to buy three to five decimal plots. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presided over the state cabinet meeting when this idea was accepted. The Chief Minister Home Site Purchase Assistance Scheme 2024 has been authorized by the administration, which claims it would empower the state’s impoverished.

In the past, worthy households in rural regions would get three decimal acres of land from the Nitish government to build housing facilities. However, a study conducted by the government revealed that acquiring tenant land at MVR prices was very difficult, necessitating a change in policy. The administration also resolved to raise the dearness allowance for state government workers and pensioners from 50% to 53% during the state cabinet meeting. In response to requests from a number of state government employee organizations, the administration agreed to raise the DA by 3%.

Additional significant decisions made at the state cabinet meeting

1. On the Bagmati River in Garha, a bridge and an elevated road will be built.

2. The government has made the decision to construct a huge temple in the Sitamarhi district’s Punaura Dham. Over 50 acres of land will be taken over by the government for the ambitious project, which has received a total of Rs 120 crores in funding.

3. For the Patna Metro project, an advance of Rs 115 crores has been made available. The money will be used for train operations, metro rail, elevators, and accelerators.

4. The government has agreed to provide Britannia with an incentive of Rs 236 crore. Britannia would establish a bread manufacturing plant in Bihta with a capacity of 62500 MTPA, employing 525 trained and unskilled people.