Patna. The first budget of the third term of the Narendra Modi government at the center has been presented. In this, Bihar has not got the status of a special state, but some such announcements have been made which have made Bihar very happy. Apart from the package of special economic assistance to Bihar, funds of more than Rs 58 thousand crore will be given in various items.
In the first budget, a provision of Rs 26000 crore has been made for laying a network of roads inside Bihar, while Rs 21 thousand crore has been announced for the Pirpainti power plant. While a project of 11 thousand 500 crore has also been announced for flood management. Along with this, a tourism package has also been announced.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that an expressway will be built between Patna and Purnia. Funds were also announced for this. Apart from this, it was also announced to build a highway between Buxar and Bhagalpur and a highway from Bodh Gaya to Darbhanga via Rajgir Vaishali. Many districts including Gaya, Nalanda and Darbhanga will benefit from this.
At the same time, it was announced that a two-line bridge will be built on the Ganga river in Buxar.The Finance Minister said that the Government of India will work with Nepal for water to solve the flood problem in Bihar. A provision of Rs 11500 crore has been made in this budget for flood control in the state.
