{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Bihar Cabinet Unveils Big Student Welfare Push, Renames Two Universities Under Samrat Choudhary",
  "summary": "Bihar's cabinet, led by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, cleared 10 proposals including the renaming of two universities and a scheme to give Saraswati Vidya Niketan students a kit worth ₹6,000.",
  "content": "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.\n\nTwo universities set for new names\nThe 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.\n\n₹6,000 kits for Saraswati Vidya Niketan students\nThe 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.\n\nEight more proposals cleared\nApart 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.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: Using Jeevika to directly link rural women with a government welfare scheme could become a template other states look to replicate.\n• In Bihar: Children studying in Saraswati Vidya Niketan schools will directly receive a ₹6,000 kit, while Jeevika Didis get extra income and responsibility from distributing it.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. How many proposals did the Bihar cabinet approve?\nThe meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, cleared 10 proposals in total.\n\n2. What are the new names given to the two universities?\nOne university has been named after Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and the other after Amar Shaheed Jubba Sahni.\n\n3. What will Saraswati Vidya Niketan students receive?\nThey will get a free kit worth ₹6,000 containing essential study material.\n\n4. How will the kits reach the students?\nJeevika Didis have been given the responsibility of distributing the kits.\n\n5. Who chaired the cabinet meeting?\nThe meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.\n\n6. What do the remaining 8 proposals cover?\nThey relate to public welfare, administrative reform and infrastructure development.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/bihar/samrat-choudhary-ki-aguvai-men-bihar-kaibineta-ne-chhatron-ke-lie-kie-bare-ailana-do-vishvavidyalayon-ko-mila-naya-nama-9210",
  "category": "Bihar",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-20",
  "tags": [
    "Bihar Cabinet",
    "Samrat Choudhary",
    "Jeevika Scheme",
    "Saraswati Vidya Niketan",
    "University Renaming",
    "Jubba Sahni"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}