Package For Bihar

In a deft move, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday managed to strike a balance as it announced a liberal allocation for Bihar in the Union Budget without yielding ground on the state's demand for a 'special status/package'.

Urging Opposition and the politicians who are politicizing the 'special status' issue to read the provisions of the NITI Aayog, Union Minister Chirag Paswan preferred a special package than demanding 'special status' for the development for the state

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday said the Rs 1.70-lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Bihar has been implemented successfully and the JD(U)-BJP dispensation will return to power in the state after the upcoming assembly elections on the basis of its performance.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday held a high-level meeting on the economic package announced by the centre to overcome economic crisis in the wake of coronavirus-induced lockdown, and stressed on the need to promote clusters of agro based products such as Makhana, Shahi Litchi and mango among others.

The number of coronavirus cases in the country is about to touch 700, with a big jump of 88, shows data from the health ministry. The total is now 695 - including 47 foreigners, 42 people who have been cured or discharged and 17 people who died. Two days into the 21-day lockdown, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a Rs1.7 lakh ...

Prashant Kishor praised his former party boss Nitish Kumar today for the Bihar government's Rs 100-crore relief package for migrants, amending his tone overnight from "shame on you".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will seek a special package of a whopping Rs 2.75 lakh crore from the Centre for the state's development, Janata Dal United or JDU spokesman K C tyagi said today.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has again raised the demand for granting Bihar a 'special category status and special assistance' for its rapid growth.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Friday all set to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the central government has failed to accord 'special' category status and package to Bihar, an official said.

In a bid to end uncertainty over the implementation of Rs 1.65 lakh crore package for Bihar, the Centre has said that it is being implemented as it is for the people of the state and not for any particular government.

A month after he won a new term as Bihar chief minister and hours before he headed to Delhi for his first visit since his big win, Nitish Kumar today finally said, "thank you," to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 1.25 lakh crore in central aid he had announced for the state just before assembly elections were held.

As JD(U)-RJD led Grand Alliance headed for a landslide victory, Rajnath Singh said the BJP and the central government respect the mandate given by the people of Bihar.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi blasted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for being "arrogant" enough to reject the special package, BJP president Amit Shah also attacked Mr Kumar on similar line, stating that he had no right to dismiss the package.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today lashed out at Prime Narendra Modi for making it a habit to 'always stay abroad.'

The Congress Party today claimed that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-led UPA government had provided Rs 2 lakh crore to fund development in Bihar.

In a deft move, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday managed to strike a balance as it announced a liberal allocation for Bihar in the Union Budget without yielding ground on the state's demand for a 'special status/package'.

Urging Opposition and the politicians who are politicizing the 'special status' issue to read the provisions of the NITI Aayog, Union Minister Chirag Paswan preferred a special package than demanding 'special status' for the development for the state

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday said the Rs 1.70-lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Bihar has been implemented successfully and the JD(U)-BJP dispensation will return to power in the state after the upcoming assembly elections on the basis of its performance.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday held a high-level meeting on the economic package announced by the centre to overcome economic crisis in the wake of coronavirus-induced lockdown, and stressed on the need to promote clusters of agro based products such as Makhana, Shahi Litchi and mango among others.

The number of coronavirus cases in the country is about to touch 700, with a big jump of 88, shows data from the health ministry. The total is now 695 - including 47 foreigners, 42 people who have been cured or discharged and 17 people who died. Two days into the 21-day lockdown, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a Rs1.7 lakh ...

Prashant Kishor praised his former party boss Nitish Kumar today for the Bihar government's Rs 100-crore relief package for migrants, amending his tone overnight from "shame on you".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will seek a special package of a whopping Rs 2.75 lakh crore from the Centre for the state's development, Janata Dal United or JDU spokesman K C tyagi said today.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has again raised the demand for granting Bihar a 'special category status and special assistance' for its rapid growth.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Friday all set to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the central government has failed to accord 'special' category status and package to Bihar, an official said.

In a bid to end uncertainty over the implementation of Rs 1.65 lakh crore package for Bihar, the Centre has said that it is being implemented as it is for the people of the state and not for any particular government.

A month after he won a new term as Bihar chief minister and hours before he headed to Delhi for his first visit since his big win, Nitish Kumar today finally said, "thank you," to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 1.25 lakh crore in central aid he had announced for the state just before assembly elections were held.

As JD(U)-RJD led Grand Alliance headed for a landslide victory, Rajnath Singh said the BJP and the central government respect the mandate given by the people of Bihar.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi blasted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for being "arrogant" enough to reject the special package, BJP president Amit Shah also attacked Mr Kumar on similar line, stating that he had no right to dismiss the package.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today lashed out at Prime Narendra Modi for making it a habit to 'always stay abroad.'

The Congress Party today claimed that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-led UPA government had provided Rs 2 lakh crore to fund development in Bihar.