Modi announces Rs.1.25 lakh crore Bihar package (Lead, changing dateline)

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IANS Ara (Bihar)
Last Updated : Aug 18 2015 | 1:07 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a package of Rs.1.25 lakh crore for Bihar and said it will "change Bihar".

"I promise you I will implement this package fully. If we want to solve people's problems then the only way ahead is development," said Modi at an event here.

Modi also said: "I will change the destiny of the country."

He inaugurated a national highway project in Ara town of Bhojpur district.

Modi said the central government was formulating special schemes to empower women and OBCs in the state of Bihar.

Modi spoke a few lines in Bhojpuri language and greeted the people.

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First Published: Aug 18 2015 | 12:58 PM IST

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