Bihar Cabinet Approves ₹5 Lakh Aid to Next Kin of Businessmen Killed in Accidents
The Bihar Cabinet has announced ex-gratia relief for non-corporate tax payers (basically businessmen) who fall prey to deadly accidents unfortunately. ₹5 lakh will be provided to business families who lose their earning member.
We have covered everything about the Bihar Cabinet meeting held on 15 July and the approved decisions in this article. You can use the following Table of Contents to navigate as per your preference:
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Bihar Cabinet Clears Accidental Death Scheme
The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Bihar Businessmen Accident Death Scheme, 2025. It is introduced to support the families of non-corporate taxpayers who die in accidents. This basically includes traders, GST-registered small businesses, and entrepreneurs who contribute significantly to the state economy.
The ₹5 lakh ex-gratia aid will be especially for those where the deceased was either a Bihar resident or had a registered business in Bihar. The scheme was proposed by the Commercial Tax Department which later got approval by the Bihar cabinet during the lastest meeting.
Reward for BLOs and Supervisors
In another decision, the Bihar government also announced distributing one-time honorarium of ₹6,000 for each Booth Level Officer (BLO) and supervisor engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. Nearly 86,000 people will benefit from this. The total amount sanctioned for this is ₹51.68 crore. There are 77,895 BLOs and 8,245 Supervisors who are handling the SIR process. This payment is expected to be seen as a token of appreciation for them and boost their morale.
Polytechnic Colleges to be Upgraded
The Bihar Cabinet also sanctioned ₹80 crore for the upgradation of polytechnic colleges in the state. The total amount will be used to install equipment and tech upgrades in 46 government polytechnic colleges in Bihar. The colleges will be modernized with workshops and labs under the Science, Technology, and Technical Education department.
The main aim it to make the technical education more practical and industry-relevant. It will be done by providing better tools and training infrastructure.
Irrigation Project Under Kosi Canal
This decision was the highlight of the meeting. The Bihar cabinet has approved ₹7,832.29 crore for expansion of the Western Kosi Canal Project. The project is expected to be completed by March 2029. This is one of the biggest allocations made by the Bihar Cabinet in recent times for the irrigation sector. It will benefit 36 blocks across Darbhanga and Madhubani districts in the long term as the region is agriculture-heavy.
New Road Projects Approved
Two major road projects were also launched by the Bihar government in the cabinet meeting. They come under the Ganga Path scheme. Both will be constructed under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). First one is the Munger (Safiyabad)–Bariyarpur–Ghorghat–Sultanganj stretch. The government has sanctioned ₹5,119 crore for the same. The other project is the Sultanganj–Bhagalpur–Sabour route for which ₹4,849 crore has been approved.
Conclusion
The Bihar Cabinet’s decisions are a balanced mix of welfare-based schemes and basic infrastructural projects. The ex-gratia relief for deceased non-corporate tax payers’ families and the honorarium for BLOs and Supervisors is commendable. Next, they have also approved a massive sum of money for the improvement of the agricultural backbone of Bihar. The investment on improving the educational institutions in also a good move. Lastly, the road projects will revolutionize travel across the important sites. So this can be really beneficial for the state if executed timely.
Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also coming to Bihar to launch many developmental projects in Motihari on 18 July. You can get all the details here.
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