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Patna : Bihar Cabinet, at its meeting held on December 26, 2020, at 11.30 am, gave its nod for creation of 103 new Nagar Panchayats, eight new Nagar Parishads, and upgradation of five Nagar Parishad to municipal corporations to boost urbanisation and increase the state’s share in central resources.
The State Cabinet, chaired by CM Nitish Kumar, approved the Bihar Municipal (Amendment) Act 2020 to create/upgrade/expand 160 urban local bodies. The state has three categories of urban local bodies comprising Nagar Panchayats, Nagar Parishads, and municipal corporations.
The Cabinet approved a proposal for upgrading 32 nagar panchayats to Nagar Parishad. Bihar had so far 12 municipal corporations, 46 Nagar Parishads, and 85 Nagar Panchayats.
The five Nagar Parishads upgraded to municipal corporations are : Sasaram (Rohtas), Motihari (East Champaran), Bettiah (West Champaran), Madhubani, and Samastipur.
The eight new Nagar Parishad, which have come into existence following the Cabinet decision, are Bihta and Sampatchak (Patna), Barauni (Baegusarai), Udakishanganj (Madhepura), Triveniganj (Supaul), Tajpur and Shahpur Patori (Samastipur), and Suryagarha (Lakhisarai).
The 32 Nagar panchayats upgraded to Nagar Parishad include Rajgir (Nalanda), Bodhgaya (Gaya), Kanti, Motipur (Muzaffarpur), Teghra and Balia (Begusarai), Banmankhi (Purnia), Sheohar (Sheohar), Naugachhia (Bhagalpur), Haveli Kharagpur (Munger), according to a state government release.