19.8.15

What PM Modi's Bihar package actually includes

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs. 1.25 lakh crore development package for Bihar. He said an additional Rs. 40,000 crore was also being invested in the state through various projects under implementation.

The biggest chunk of the funds has been approved for highway and road building projects. A total of Rs 54,713 crores have been allotted for highways which includes 2,775 kilometres of highways and construction of bridges across the Kosi, Sone and Ganga rivers. The next big chunk of funds has been allotted in the petroleum and gas sectors. Expansion of the Barauni Refinery and a petrol-diesel pipeline from Raxaul to Nepal are some of the projects planned. more

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