Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 242 development schemes worth Rs 583 crore during a public event at the Gandhi Senior Secondary High School campus in Narhiya Panchayat of Sameli block in Katihar.

The CM unveiled the plaques remotely, inaugurating 224 schemes worth Rs 73.59 crore and laying the foundation for 18 projects worth Rs 332.53 crore.

Interacting with a large gathering of Jivika Didis, pensioners and other beneficiaries, Kumar highlighted a series of recent welfare measures aimed at boosting incomes and providing social security.

Beneficiaries expressed gratitude for the government’s decision to substantially increase honorariums and pensions, including farmer advisors from Rs 13,000 to Rs 21,000 per month, cook

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