Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of Mother Dairy plant, a subsidiary of the National Dairy Board, in Jamalpur, Munger, marking a historic day for the district on Saturday.

The project, spread over 15 acres of land, is valued at Rs 250 crore.

The dairy plant will create 250 direct jobs, and milk collection will start from villages, with chilling plants installed locally.

Initially, the collection capacity is 1 lakh litres per day, expected to rise to 2 lakh litres in the coming days.

The Chief Minister also announced schemes worth Rs 12,000 crore for Munger and its surrounding areas.

Nitish Kumar announced that 1 crore youth in Bihar will be provided government jobs and employment opportunities in the next five years.

He highlighted that 10 lakh peop

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