The Bihar government has 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 9-10 to Rs 3,600, a senior official said.

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

Assembly elections are due in the state this year.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 to Rs 15,000 per month, with a provision for a 5 per cent annual increment to strengthen the vaccination drive.The cabinet also gave its nod for an inc

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