Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary on Wednesday approved 30 agendas in the cabinet meeting. In the meeting, important proposals related to many areas including strengthening law and order, promotion of green energy, expansion of road and transport infrastructure, health and education were approved. The government has decided to purchase 30 new water cannons and 86 Vajra vehicles to modernise the police force in the state. A total of Rs 62.52 crore will be spent on the purchase of these vehicles.
Water cannons and Vajra vehicles are used to maintain law and order during protests. The Cabinet has given administrative approval for the purchase of these vehicles with an aim to strengthen the resources of the police force. Rs 26.40 crore has been sanctioned for 30 water cannons and Rs 36.12 crore for 86 Vajra vehicles.
Green Hydrogen Policy-2026 approved
The Cabinet approved the draft Bihar Green Hydrogen Policy-2026 to promote green energy in the state. Apart from this, a proposal to set up solar power plants of 2,585 MW capacity for solarization of 2,554 agricultural feeders in the state was also approved. A grant/incentive of Rs. 2,761.55 crore has been approved for this purpose.
The revised cost of Rs 351.85 crore was also approved under the Resurrection Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for grid electrification of 21,644 households in 177 habitations of Kaimur and Rohtas districts.
Important decisions in the health sector
The cabinet approved the Chief Minister’s Hemophilia Scheme for better treatment of haemophilia patients. Under this, an amount of Rs. 26.33 crore has been approved in the first year for the purchase of non-factor drug Emicizumab.
An advance amount of Rs 477 crore from the Bihar Contingency Fund was also approved for honorarium payment to Anganwadi workers, helpers and employees associated with ICDS. The selection of suppliers on BOOT basis for 15 years for supply of take home ration was also approved.
Proposals related to road and air connectivity approved
The Cabinet approved Rs 115.90 crore for Tarapur bypass in Munger, Rs 87.63 crore for construction of Ranagaon-Bhagalpura road to Dhauni bypass and Rs 82.25 crore for construction of down ramp and Parsa-Sampatchak road from Mithapur-Mahuli elevated road.
Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, it was also decided to reduce VAT on aviation fuel (ATF) from 1 percent to zero at subsidized airports in Bihar. KPMG India Services LLP was approved to be appointed as a consultant to formulate the aviation vision and policy for the long-term development of the aviation sector in the state.
World-class cruise terminal to be built in Patna
In the tourism sector, it has been decided to develop world class cruise terminals at Sabalpur Diara and Dujra Diara in Patna. For this, approval was given to lease two acres of land each at both places to the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for 25 years. In addition, financial approval of Rs. 213.41 crore was given for the second phase of Hotel Taj City Centre, Patna project. The process of entering into an agreement with NBCC for the redevelopment of dilapidated colonies of Bahadurpur in Patna was also approved.
Decisions in the education and employment sector
The Cabinet approved the modalities of operation of ‘Digital Mitra’ by the operators of 871 centres of Skilled Youth Programme under Saat Resolve-3. Creation of 34 posts each for Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee University of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science and Shaheed Jubba Sahni University of Architecture and Civil Engineering was also approved.
