Bihar
Development Projects Inaugurated in Bihar
- 02 May 2025
- 5 min read
Why in News?
The Prime Minister of India inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Madhubani, Bihar.
Key Points
- Rail Connectivity and Projects:
- The Prime Minister launched several important projects to boost rail connectivity.
- Amrit Bharat Express between Saharsa and Mumbai , Namo Bharat Rapid Train between Jaynagar and Patna and trains between Pipra, Saharsa and Samastipur were flagged off. Along with this, new railway lines and bridges were inaugurated in Bihar.
- This will provide better transportation facilities in various parts of the state and promote socio-economic development.
- The Prime Minister launched several important projects to boost rail connectivity.
- Power Projects:
- The foundation stone of projects worth Rs 1,170 crore was laid to strengthen the power infrastructure in Bihar.
- Several projects worth more than Rs 5,030 crore were also inaugurated under the Restructured Distribution Area Scheme.
- This will improve power supply in rural and urban areas and give a new direction to development.
- Prime Minister Housing Scheme:
- Under this scheme , more than one lakh beneficiaries took home the house warming ceremony and keys were handed over to more than 54,000 beneficiaries.
- Assistance to Self Help Groups:
- Under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), assistance amount of about Rs 930 crore was distributed to more than two lakh self-help groups of Bihar under the Community Investment Fund.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)
- Launch: To achieve the objective of “Housing for All” , the erstwhile rural housing scheme Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) was restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme from 1 April 2016 .
- Concerned Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development.
- Objective: To provide assistance to rural people living below poverty line (BPL) for construction of housing units and upgradation of existing unusable kutcha houses by providing full subsidy.
- Beneficiaries: Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, freed bonded labourers and persons belonging to non-SC/ST categories , widows or next of kin of defence personnel killed in war, ex-servicemen and retired members of paramilitary forces, persons with disabilities and minorities.
- Selection of Beneficiaries: Through three-step verification like Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 , Gram Sabha and Geo-tagging .
- Cost Sharing: The Centre and the States share the cost in the ratio of 60:40 in case of plain areas and 90:10 in case of North Eastern States, two Himalayan States and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir .
- In case of other Union Territories including Union Territory of Ladakh, the Centre bears 100% of the cost .
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U)
- Launch: Launched on 25 June 2015, the scheme aimed to provide housing for all in urban areas by the year 2022.
- Concerned Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Status: A total of 118.64 lakh houses have been sanctioned and more than 88.02 lakh houses have been completed/delivered to the beneficiaries.
- features:
- To address the urban housing shortage among the urban poor including slum dwellers by ensuring pucca houses to the eligible urban poor.
- The Mission covers the entire urban area, including statutory towns , notified planning areas, development authorities, special area development authorities , industrial development authorities or authorities entrusted with the function of urban planning and regulation under State legislation.
- The Mission promotes women empowerment by providing ownership of houses in the name of women members or in joint names.