• The face of the villages of Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is constantly changing. The Chief Minister Rural Road Upgradation Scheme (MMGSY) launched with the objective of connecting rural areas to the mainstream and strengthening the infrastructure is now becoming the basis of growth of villages. Under this ambitious scheme, administrative approval was given for the construction of a total of 2941.159 km of rural roads in the entire state. According to the latest report, the construction work of 2070.179 km of these has been successfully completed.
  • Spending more than Rs 1500 crore so far
  • In the implementation of this scheme so far 1538.56 crore rupees The amount of more than has been spent. This investment is not only increasing the connectivity of villages, but it is also strengthening economic activities in rural areas. The emphasis of the state government is that no village should be deprived of road facility.
  • Got a new way to progress of villages
  • Nitish Kumar has said many times on public forums that the overall progress of the state is possible only when the development of villages is ensured. They believe that it is not possible to make Bihar self -sufficient without strengthening the rural economy. This is the reason why he personally monitored the scheme and kept giving regular instructions to the officers.
  • District wise demonstration: Samastipur and Madhubani topped
  • Some districts have performed remarkable under this scheme:
  • Samastipur: Construction of 134.04 km of roads so far, expenditure: ₹ 101.96 crore
  • Madhubani: 124.38 km roads have been built, expenditure: ₹ 107.09 crore
  • Darbhanga: 113.98 km roads construction, expenditure: ₹ 72.43 crore
  • Went: 108.41 km
  • West Champaran: 88.86 km
  • Bhagalpur: 85.92 km
  • Sitamarhi: 83.63 km
  • Muzaffarpur: 82.06 km
  • Vaishali: 79.63 km
  • Eastern Champaran: 71.80 km
  • Saran: 71.26 km
  • Katihar: 70.85 km
  • Millions of villagers have benefited from the construction works done in these districts. Better roads not only make the journey smooth, but it also makes access to education, health and agricultural services to a great extent.
  • Impact of Nitish Kumar’s policy and leadership
  • The active participation and planned strategy of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has accelerated the project. He has given strict instructions to the officials that there should be no compromise on quality in road construction works and all work should be completed within the deadline. This is the reason that this scheme is moving at a faster pace than expectations.
  • This initiative of the government is a concrete step towards making Bihar self -sufficient in the case of road network. At the same time, this scheme is providing new opportunities to rural youth, better markets to farmers and access to children.