Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to give Bihar the status of Special Category State, during the meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) in Patna. He also requested Mr. Shah to include the new State law on higher reservation in the ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
The 26th EZC meet which lasted for three hours was organised at Patna’s Samvad – the Chief Minister Secretariat. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Shah.
Giving the details of the funds that will be spent in the next five years in Bihar after the caste-based survey, Mr. Kumar said, “A total of ₹2.5 lakh crore will be spent on all the works which will be completed in the next 5 years. If Bihar gets the status of ‘Special State’ by the Central Government, then we will complete this work in a very short time. We have been demanding special status for Bihar since 2010, Bihar is a very historical state, but despite continuous development initiatives, Bihar stands far below the national average in the parameters of development. Bihar fulfils all the conditions for the status of a special State. Now the caste-based survey is also done. I hope that you will definitely think about giving special State status to Bihar,” Mr. Kumar said.
