Bihar legislature to have 10-day budget session in February

The Budget session of the bicameral legislature in Bihar will begin on February 11 next, a senior state government official said here on Wednesday.

The session, which would begin with the Governors address to a joint session, would conclude on February 20, Principal Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat department, Sanjay Kumar told reporters.

He said a decision to this effect was taken at the cabinet meeting held earlier in the day which was chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Another key decision taken at the cabinet meeting was approval for a Centrally sponsored police modernisation scheme involving a total expenditure of Rs 49.83 crore of which 19.93 crore will be provided by the state government.

Clearance was also given for two solar power PV plants in Banka district which would cost Rs 107.33 crore and Rs 71.55 crore. The projects have been awarded to two different solar power companies based in Gurugram, the principal secretary was quoted as saying in an official release.

Nod was also given for a 392.80 km long embankment project along the river Bagamati passing through Muzaffarpur and Samastipur districts, he added.