Patna, Oct 3 (PTI) The Bihar Cabinet on Friday increased the honorarium of contractual Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) workers in urban areas from Rs 11,500 to Rs 15,000 per month, and doubled the annual scholarship for students of classes 9 and 10 to Rs 3,600, a senior official said.

The dates for the state assembly elections are likely to be announced soon.

A Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved a total of 129 proposals including establishment of a film and theatre institute.

Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the cabinet department, Arvind Kumar Choudhary, said after the meeting that the honorarium of contractual ANM workers in urban areas was raised from Rs 11,500 to Rs 15,000 per month, with a provision for a 5 per cent annual increment to strengthen the v

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