The government of Bihar has taken major policy decisions in its recent cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar.
With a view to expanding the air connectivity network in the state, the cabinet on Friday gave its nod to conducting a ‘Pre-Feasibility Study’ to begin commercial flight operations from six towns in the state.
As briefed by Cabinet Secretariat Department’s Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) S Siddharth to the press, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) will carry out this study in six towns of Bihar, namely, Madhubani, Birpur, Munger, Valmikinagar, Bhagalpur and Saharsa.
A sum of Rs 2.43 crore has been sanctioned for the study.
This study will incorporate factors such as what would be the expected number of passengers on a particular route (place), the length of airstrip required, the type of aircraft amongst many factors that may be used for starting commercial flight operations. The aim is to ensure smooth travel and boost the economic potential of the state.
Other than this, the cabinet also announced several other initiatives.
It sanctioned Rs 119 crore to organise a mega-sporting event of the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 being held in Bihar for the first time. The event will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister next month.
The seventh edition of the games will be held between May 4 and 15 in five places – Patna, Rajgir (Nalanda), Gaya, Bhagalpur and Begusarai. Around 10,000 athletes, including trainers, support and technical staff and other staff, would participate in 27 different sporting disciplines, the ACS said.
It sanctioned Rs 15,995 crore as subsidies to consumers during 2025-26 under the Mukhya Mantri Vidyut Upbhokta Sahayta Yojana that gives a per-unit subsidy to power consumers.
The Bihar Tourism Bonding and Marketing Policy 2025 was approved under which a grand temple will be built in Punauradham. It is the birthplace of the Hindu Goddess Sita, in Sitamarhi district and the temple will be on the lines of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.
This was announced by CM Nitish Kumar in his Pragati Yatra to boost religious tourism in the state.
Additionally, the tourism department’s proposal for the selection of the design consultant, which is the as that which designed the Ram temple, was approved.
Aiming to boost employment in the state, the cabinet gave nod to the education department’s proposal to create 526 posts that included 422 teaching and 104 non-teaching staff for the proposed degree colleges.
It also sanctioned the creation of 663 non-technical posts of different categories for 71 offices of an integrated urban engineering organisation constituted under the Urban Development and Housing department. For the smooth functioning of the Bihar Sports University, Rajgir, 244 posts were approved.
To assist farmers, the cabinet gave nod to the Bihar Vishesh Sarvekshan Evam Bandobast (Sanshodhan) Niyamawali 2025 (Bihar Special Survey and Bandobast Amendment Rules 2025). This will allow farmers to exchange their land parcels, and it will also be applicable to those who have exchanged their land on oral terms.
Under Mukhya Mantri Gram Sampark Yojana, the Rural Works Department’s proposal for construction and maintenance of 14,000 km of road connectivity to villages and hamlets having 100 or more residents in all the 38 districts was approved.
This road project could not secure the BRICS New Development Bank’s (NDB) financial assistance.
In total, the cabinet, chaired by the chief minister, approved 34 proposals aimed at the socio-economic development of the state.
