Here is how PM Modi's Rs 1.25 lakh crore Bihar package money will be spent

pm modi announces rs 1.25 lakh crore for bihar here is how money will be spent

Arrah (Bihar): In a major pre-poll sop for Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced package of a whopping Rs 1.25 lakh crore, promising that the state will touch new heights of development if the BJP is voted to power.

"I am here today to fulfill my promise to you. I am announcing a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar. Now you give me your blessings to change the fate of Bihar... Only development will benefit the state and eradicate its poverty. Bihar will touch new heights of development," he said at a government function where several projects were launched.

Here is how Rs 1,25,003 crore will be spent in Bihar:

Sectors	Amount	Highlights
Farmer's Welfare	Rs 3,094 cr	Up-gradation of Rajendra Prasad Agriculture University to Central University, creation of new Research Centre Development of Fisheries, Farm water management, Storage capacity, Farm mechanisation, Seed production systems Construction of new Godowns for foodgrains
Education	Rs 1,000 cr	Central University near Bhagalpur IIM at Bodhgaya
Skill Development	Rs 1,550 cr	Establishment of Mega Skill University Training of 1 lakh youth
Health	Rs 600 cr	Up-gradation of 3 medical colleges at Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya
Electricity	Rs 16,130 cr	1,300 MW new power plant at Buxar Electrification of villages under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Vidyut Yojana (sufficient for farms, uninterrupted for homes) Electrification of towns-cities under Integrated Power Development Scheme
Rural Roads	Rs 13,820 cr	22,500 kms of Rural Roads
Highways	Rs 54,713 cr	2,775 kms of National Highways (four-laning & widening) Construction of Bridges (across Ganga, Sone, Kosi) Construction of 12 Rail overbridges
Railways	Rs 8,870 cr	Doubling and Tripling of 676 kms of Railway line Electrification of 574 kms
Airports	Rs 2,700 cr	Construction of new airport at Patna Development of airports at Gaya, Raxaul, Purnea
Digital Bihar	Rs 449 cr	Software Technology Parks, Rural BPOs, Training Centres 1,000 new Mobile towers to increase coverage and quality 30 WiFi hotspots across prominent tourist places Common Service Centres to be scaled up from 8,800 to 26,000
Petroleum & Gas	Rs 21,476 cr	Expansion of Barauni Refinery + new Petrochemical Plant Construction of Gas pipelines, new LPG plants and massive expansion in domestic LPG connections Petrol-Diesel pipeline from Raxaul to Nepal
Tourism	Rs 600 cr	Development of 7 Tourist circuits
Total	Rs 1,25,003 cr

Other Investments:

Category	Amount
Unspent amount of 2013 Package (of Rs 12,000 cr)	Rs 8,282 cr
Ongoing works of National Highways	Rs 12,375 cr
UMPP (Ultra Mega Power Project) in Banka under PPP	Rs 20,000 cr
Total	Rs 40,657 cr