(MENAFN- KNN India) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a whopping Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar.
Modi inaugurated a national highway project in Ara town of Bhojpur district and said: "I am announcing a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore. This package will change the face of Bihar."
He said Rs 40,000 crore left from an earlier aid to the state will also be given, taking the total amount of central assistance to Rs 1.65 lakh crore.
He made the big announcement after laying the foundation stone for national highway projects at an event here. Modi laid the foundation stone of a four-lane road connecting Patna and Buxar in Ara, the district headquarters of Bhojpur, about 60 km from Patna.
He questioned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's anger when he had called Bihar "bimaru" (sick). "They say Bihar is not 'bimaru', and then they make demands...," Modi said.
Modi also said: "I will change the destiny of the country."
He said the central government was formulating special schemes to empower women and OBCs in the state of Bihar.
He spoke a few lines in Bhojpuri language and greeted the people.
"The Prime Minister unveiled plaques for the dedication to the nation and foundation stones of 11 National Highway projects. He also inaugurated 22 Skill Training Centres, and unveiled the foundation stone for Regional Vocational Training Institute for women, Patna," according to an official statement.
The Prime Minister said the projects being launched today would transform the face of Bihar in the days to come. He said his Government does not think in compartments.
The Prime Minister mentioned the Make in India programme and the fact that foreign investment was being promised. In this context he mentioned the commitment of the UAE Government. He added that skill development and assured power supply were essential for the success of Make in India and ensuring employment. He also mentioned his call for Start Up India, Stand Up India. He said Dalit and Adivasi entrepreneurs should be encouraged by banks. He said this was the holistic vision with which his Government was working.
The Prime Minister said farmer welfare is essential for agriculture to develop. He said the Agriculture Ministry was now being renamed and reoriented as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
The Prime Minister said that for India to progress, the eastern part of India had to move forward.
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