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

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.