Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the present day reiterated his long-standing demand for particular standing to the state. The Bihar cupboard even handed a decision in the present day urging the Narendra Modi-led Centre to grant particular class standing to Bihar. Taking to X, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stated that Bihar wants Rs 2.5 lakh crore for varied welfare schemes after the caste-based census. Kumar stated that Bihar’s caste-based census was a primary within the nation and on its foundation, the reservation restrict has been elevated.
“On the basis of social, economic and educational status data of caste-based census, the reservation limit for Scheduled Castes has been increased from 16 per cent to 20 per cent, the reservation limit for Scheduled Tribes has been increased from 1 per cent to 2 per cent, reservation for extremely backward classes has been increased. The limit has been increased from 18 per cent to 25 per cent and the reservation limit for backward classes has been increased from 12 per cent to 18 per cent, that is, the reservation limit for socially weaker sections has been increased from 50 per cent to 65 per cent. 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker people of the general category will remain applicable as before. That is, the total reservation limit for all these categories has been increased to 75 per cent,” stated Kumar.
He additional stated that about 94 lakh poor households have been present in Bihar together with all of the classes based mostly on the caste-based survey and an quantity of as much as Rs 2 lakh will probably be offered in installments for employment to at least one member of every of these households. He additionally stated that the restrict of Rs 60,000 being given to 63,850 houseless and landless households for buying land has been elevated to Rs 1 lakh. Besides, these households will probably be given Rs 1 lakh 20 thousand to construct homes.
“The 39 lakh families who are living in huts will also be provided permanent houses, for which an amount of Rs 1 lakh 20 thousand per family will be provided. Under the Sustainable Livelihood Scheme, now Rs 2 lakh will be given instead of Rs 1 lakh to help extremely poor families. An amount of approximately Rs 2 lakh 50 thousand crore will be spent in the implementation of these schemes,” stated the Chief Minister.
बिहार को विशेष राज्य का दर्जा प्रदान करने की पुनः मांग की।
देश में पहली बार बिहार में जाति आधारित गणना का काम कराया गया है। जाति आधारित गणना के सामाजिक, आर्थिक एवं शैक्षणिक स्थिति के आंकड़ों के आधार पर अनुसूचित जाति के आरक्षण सीमा को 16 प्रतिशत से बढ़ाकर 20 प्रतिशत, अनुसूचित…
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The Chief Minister stated that an enormous amount of cash is required for these works and the goal is to finish them in 5 years. “If Bihar gets the status of a special state by the Central Government, then we will complete this work in a very short time,” he stated.
Responding to Nitish Kumar’s demand, Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary stated, “Nitish Babu, your share in Bihar’s budget of Rs 2,61,000 thousand crore is only Rs 32,000 crore, the remaining Rs 2,29,000 crore is given by the central government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. Nitish Babu, the development of Bihar is not possible while you are on the throne. Nitish ji, for the welfare of Bihar, you need to take special rest, only then the development of Bihar is possible.”
Responding to Nitish Kumar’s risk of holding a state-wide motion for particular class standing, BJP MP Sushil Modi stated that no state will probably be given particular standing because the idea itself has been performed away with.
