168 projects announced so far during Pragati Yatra!
cm nitish kumar is busy with his Pragati yatra these days. During this, a total of 168 projects have been announced till january 29. bihar Chief Secretary Amrit Lal meena has said that the state government is working in "mission mode" to ensure that work on projects costing more than Rs 10,000 crore starts soon. These projects have been announced during the ongoing 'Pragati Yatra' of chief minister Nitish Kumar.
More than 100 projects approved
Pragati yatra In Bihar: Chief Secretary Amrit Lal meena said in a conversation with 'PTI-Bhasha' that more than 100 projects have been approved and there is a plan to start work well before the assembly elections. meena said, "A total of 168 projects were announced till january 29. Necessary approval has been given for 103 of these, whose total cost is more than Rs 11,000 crore.
He said that our target is to ensure that approval is given for all such projects by February, so that the tender process is completed by april and work starts on the ground by June. The Chief Secretary said that we are working in 'mission mode', so that the work starts before the model code of conduct for the assembly elections comes into force.
Nitish Kumar's Pragati yatra started in December
assembly elections are likely to be held in bihar this year. chief minister nitish kumar is visiting all the districts under the state-wide 'Pragati Yatra' and taking stock of the development works. This 'Pragati Yatra' of nitish kumar started a month ago. In this connection, the Chief Secretary also said that 'the projects are from a total of 18 departments. Most of the projects reflect the next level of development in bihar, which has already made great progress in infrastructure.
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