Polls ahead, Bihar plans Rs 2 lakh over 5 years to 94 lakh poor families
TWO MONTHS after a Bihar caste survey report showed that over a third or 94 lakh of the state’s families earned less than Rs 6,000 a month, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced the Laghu Udyami Yojana under which one member of each family will get Rs 2 lakh over five years. On Tuesday, the Bihar Cabinet sanctioned the first instalment under the scheme, which the party hopes will pay rich dividends in the coming elections.
