Rs 1,333 cr fund for infrastructure schemes in Bihar

PATNA: The Centre has allocated Rs 1,333.79 crore for execution of various schemes under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in Patna and Bodh Gaya towns in Bihar for which detailed project reports (DPRS) were being prepared, acc ording to the Deputy Chief Minister Mr S K Modi.

Intervening during the reply by the State Public Health and Engineering Department Minister Mr Prem Kumar to a short-notice question of CPI-M MLA Mr Ramdeo Verma in the state assembly, Mr Modi said the Centre had sanctioned Rs 54.57 crore for the urban p oor to provide basic facilities in Bodh Gaya during the current financial year.