CM Nitish Kumar made many important announcements in the review meeting
CM Nitish Kumar today held a review meeting of the ongoing development schemes in Kishanganj district under the third phase of Pragati Yatra. The meeting was held in the Zila Parishad Auditorium, in which the District Magistrate of Kishanganj, Vishal Raj, gave a detailed presentation of the development works of the district. The District Magistrate apprised the Chief Minister about the Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme, Mukhyamantri Nischay Self Help Allowance Scheme, Kushal Yuva Karyakram, Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal and its maintenance, Mukhyamantri Gramin Solar Street Light Scheme, irrigation water to every field, construction of agricultural feeder, Mukhyamantri Krishi Vidyut Connection Scheme, Mukhyamantri Udyami Yojana, encouragement to women in higher education, medical consultation through telemedicine in health sub-centres, door step delivery of veterinary services, construction of panchayat government buildings and other development works. Apart from this, the District Magistrate also apprised the Chief Minister about the works done under Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Yojana for creating sports clubs in Panchayats and Nagar Panchayats, sports grounds, Mukhyamantri Gram Sampark Yojana, Mukhyamantri Gramin Setu Yojana, formation of self-help groups, improving revenue administration to bring transparency. In the review meeting, the people’s representatives put forth the problems of their areas before the Chief Minister.
Addressing the review meeting, CM Nitish Kumar said, “I welcome and congratulate everyone in this meeting. The District Magistrate of Kishanganj has given a brief information about the ongoing development works in the district, and the people’s representatives present here have also spoken. From November 24, 2005, we started working for the development of Bihar, and since then we have been continuously trying to take Bihar forward. Before 2005, the situation in Bihar was very bad. People were afraid to step out of their homes in the evening, there were no arrangements for treatment in hospitals, the condition of roads was bad, and the level of education was also not good. There were reports of clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Since we got the opportunity to work, the situation in Bihar has improved. We are making progress in all sectors. We don’t discriminate against anyone, and we support those who vote for us. Since 2006, we started cordoning off cemeteries and so far more than 8,000 cemeteries have been cordoned off, and the rest of the cemeteries are also being cordoned off. Now there is no conflict between Hindus and Muslims. We also saw that idols were being stolen from temples, so we decided to build boundary walls of old temples so that incidents of theft in temples can be stopped. Now there is an atmosphere of peace and harmony in Bihar. Now there is no atmosphere of fear or panic anywhere. Today we have visited many places and inspected the development works and talked to the people. A lot of development work is going on in Bihar. No area of Bihar is deprived of development. We have built education, health, roads, bridges on a large scale, so that people from remote areas of Bihar now reach Patna in 6 hours, and it has now been reduced to 5 hours. We are making all efforts in this direction.
CM Nitish Kumar said that the dress scheme was started for the children studying in government schools since 2006. Subsequently, the cycle scheme was introduced for girls of class 9 in 2009, and when boys also requested for it, the cycle scheme was implemented for them also from 2010. Also, madrasa teachers have been given government recognition and the teachers teaching there are being paid the same salary as government teachers, it must be remembered. We work for people of all caste and religion, be it men or women.
CM Nitish Kumar said that in the first one month, only 39 patients used to come to the primary health centre for treatment. But now, after providing free medicines and treatment facilities, on an average more than 11,000 patients are coming for treatment every month. Earlier there were only 6 government medical colleges and hospitals in Bihar, which has now increased to 12. Medical colleges are being opened in all districts. A world-class hospital of 5400 beds is being prepared in PMCH and IGIMS is being expanded, which will have a facility of 3000 beds. Since 2015, under the Saat Nischay Yojana, every household has been provided with essential facilities like tap water, pucca streets and drains, toilets and electricity connections.
CM Nitish Kumar said that 50 percent reservation was provided to women in Panchayati Raj institutions since 2006 and in municipal bodies since 2007, under which 4 elections have been held so far and a large number of women have been elected. We have made every possible effort to uplift women. Earlier, there were very few self-help groups in Bihar. When our government was formed in 2005, we took the initiative to increase the number of self-help groups by taking a loan from the World Bank in 2006. Now the number of self-help groups in Bihar has reached 10 lakh 61 thousand, with which 1 crore 35 lakh Jeevika Didis are connected. We gave the name “Jeevika” to these groups and “Jeevika Didi” to the women associated with it. Looking at the livelihood scheme of Bihar, the then central government also adopted it and named it “Aajeevika.” Now the formation of self-help groups has also started in the urban areas of Bihar, and so far 26 thousand groups have been formed, to which 3 lakh Jeevika Didis are associated.
“Under the Saat Nischay-2 scheme, we had set a target of providing government jobs to 10 lakh people, which has been increased to 12 lakh. So far, 9 lakh people have been given government jobs. With this, the target was to provide employment to 10 lakh people, but so far 24 lakh people have been provided employment. The target is to provide 12 lakh government jobs and employment to 34 lakh people by 2025. We have worked for the upliftment of all sections. Under this, a caste-based census was conducted in Bihar in collaboration with all political parties, in which 94 lakh poor families have been identified, who belong to different castes. These poor families are being given financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh per family so that they can raise necessary resources for their livelihood.
CM Nitish Kumar said that several developmental works have been carried out in Kishanganj district. An engineering college, a paramedical institute and hostels have been built here. Apart from this, Government Polytechnic Institutes, Women ITIs, ITIs in all the subdivisions, hostels, GNM Institutes, residential schools, and many roads and bridges have been constructed. Former President Dr. A.P .J. Abdul Kalam Agriculture College has been established in the district, which is spread over an area of 375 acres. A branch of Aligarh Muslim University has also been established here. By June 2025, the construction of Panchayat Government buildings will be completed in the entire Bihar. In Kishanganj, 2 electricity grid substations, 22 power substations and 24 dedicated agriculture feeders have been built, giving electricity connection to 8,927 farmers. So far, 19,217 self-help groups have been formed in the district, which have linked 2.43 lakh Jeevika Didis. There is also a 3-bedroom kitchen. Apart from this, whatever shortcomings are here, they will be removed soon.
Important announcements made by the Chief Minister in relation to the demands of the public in Kishanganj district
- Thakurganj bypass (from Kathaldangi to Dharmakata Chowk) will be constructed, which will solve the problem of congestion.
- The Ramzan river located in the urban area will be cleaned, desilted and the river bank will be beautified, which will lead to the development of the city and boost tourism.
- The construction of the bridge over the Kankai river between Asura Ghat and Nisandra Ghat will benefit a large population of the district.
- Power sub-stations will be constructed at Laucha panchayat in Bahadurganj block and Khagra in Kishanganj town to provide better power supply to consumers.
- A bridge will be constructed over the Mahananda river on the Kishanganj-Thakurganj road, which will ease traffic and relieve congestion.
- New block-cum-zone office buildings will be constructed in Kishanganj and Pothia blocks.
- The central government has decided to connect National Highway-27 and 327E between Kishanganj-Bahadurgunj with a 4-lane road, which will lead to better connectivity of the eastern part of the state.
In the review meeting, District Magistrate Mr. Vishal Raj welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting him a green plant and a symbol.
The review meeting was attended by Minister for Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Minister for Minority Welfare and Minister in-charge of Kishanganj District Shri Jama Khan, Minister for Public Health Engineering Shri Neeraj Kumar Singh, MLA Mohammad Izhar Asfi, MLA Mohammad Izharul Hussain, MLA Mohammad Anzar Naimi, Zila Parishad Chairperson Smt Rukaiya Begum, MLC Shri Lalan Saraf, Vice Chairman District Programme Implementation Committee Shri Sushant Gope, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr. S. Siddhartha, Secretary to Chief Minister Shri Kumar Ravi, Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary / Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner Purnia Division Shri Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Purnia Region Shri Pramod Kumar Mandal, District Magistrate of Kishanganj Shri Vishal Raj, Superintendent of Police Shri Sagar Kumar and other dignitaries and senior officers. Chief Secretary Shri Amrit Lal Meena and Director General of Police Shri Vinay Kumar also joined the meeting through video conferencing.