Bihar's council of ministers has cleared a fresh set of decisions spanning education, social welfare and infrastructure, and officials say the changes will directly benefit students, teachers and rural women across the state. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, approved 10 proposals in total.
Two universities set for new names
The most talked about decision from the meeting belongs to the education sector. The state government has approved a proposal to rename two of its universities after prominent figures tied to the country's history. One university will now be known after educationist Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, while the second will carry the name of freedom fighter Amar Shaheed Jubba Sahni. The government says the move is meant to honour the contribution of these two figures and to give the younger generation a source of inspiration rooted in the state's own past. Those in the education sector see it as an attempt to give the state's historical legacy a lasting institutional identity.
₹6,000 kits for Saraswati Vidya Niketan students
The cabinet also took a significant step for the welfare of school children. Students enrolled in Saraswati Vidya Niketan model schools will now get quality study material free of cost. To make this happen, the state government has approved a special scheme to be run through Jeevika, under which every student will receive a kit worth ₹6,000. The task of getting these kits to children has been handed to Jeevika Didis, the women active at the grassroots level across villages. According to the government, the decision serves a dual purpose, students get the resources they need for their studies, while Jeevika Didis get an additional source of work and income, further strengthening the economic empowerment of rural women.
Eight more proposals cleared
Apart from the university renaming and the school kit scheme, the cabinet also gave the green light to 8 more proposals connected to public welfare, administrative reform and infrastructure development. The government says these decisions will open up more employment opportunities in the state and speed up ongoing development work.
