Bihar Govt to construct 865 km road in 5 naxal affected districts

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Patna : The Bihar Cabinet on July 11, 2018, approved a proposal for an expenditure of Rs 1,228.83 crore for acquisition of land for constructing about 865 km of road in five naxal-infested districts:  Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Jamui, Banka and Aurangabad.

The monsoon session for both Houses of State Legislature will commence from July 20 and conclude on July 26, 2018. The state cabinet took adecision to this effect at its meeting here on July 11. The Official legislative business will take place on July 23 and July 24 while the first supplementary budget for the current financial year will be tabled on July 25, according to Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Department, Upendra Nath Pandey.

The Government has also decided to increase the monthly allowances paid to surrendered Maoists for acquiring vocational skills during their rehabilitation period from Rs 4,000 to Rs 6,000. The one-time assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh, paid to the surrendered Maoists who were members of politburo, central committee, regional committee or state committee of their respective outfits, has also been raised to Rs 5 lakh, he said.The amount paid to lower rank cadres has been hiked from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh.