700 model schools, 1,000 acres for industry: Bihar CM lays out 150-day report card
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday presented a 150-day report card of his government, highlighting the opening of 211 degree colleges in a single day, the construction of 700 model schools and the allocation of nearly 1,000 acres of land for industries. He said his government’s goal was to ensure that by 2030, no youngster from Bihar would have to leave the state to pursue education.
Choudhary also spoke about the annual menace of floods in Bihar. This year’s deluge affected around 49 lakh people across 15 districts. Calling the situation serious, he outlined the measures being undertaken by his government to minimise the impact of floods in the coming years.
Speaking at the ‘NDA Government, Prosperous Bihar’ session at Panchayat Aaj Tak in Patna, Choudhary pointed out development work had accelerated over the past three to four months, while acknowledging the contribution of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to Bihar’s development.
Asked about the BJP’s long-standing dream of having one of its own as Bihar’s Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary was reminded that Bihar was the only Hindi-speaking state where the party had never held the top post. He was asked what had been done to fulfil people’s dreams now that the BJP’s own dream had been realised.
In response, Samrat Choudhary said there was no doubt that people’s expectations were high, but development work had continuously progressed over the past three to four months.
Referring to the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he acknowledged that Nitish Kumar had done a lot of work in electricity, roads and education. His government was now focusing on building on that work and accelerating it.SAMRAT CHOUDHARY'S VISION ON EDUCATION
The Chief Minister said around 3.5 lakh children were studying in the model schools. Earlier, children aspired to study at Netarhat, Sainik School, Deoghar’s Ramakrishna Mission School or Simultala. The same system has now been brought to the model schools, where good teachers have been appointed and complete facilities for NEET preparation are being provided.
Alongside this, the government has launched the Vidyarthi Saathi app. Samrat Choudhary said that even if a child needs to study at 1 am, a teacher will be available. Once students log in to the app using an OTP, a teacher becomes available within a minute, and the facility remains operational round the clock.
On average, 1.5 lakh children use the app to study at 1 am, while the number rises to two lakh on Sundays. The entire data is tracked in real time.
He said that in the 80 years since Independence, there had been only 272 degree colleges across Bihar, and there were no colleges at the block level. He said 211 degree colleges were opened in a single day on July 15.
To ensure that there was no shortage of teachers, the process was started on June 25 and recruitment and postings were completed in a record one month. The Chief Minister said that when he personally met these teachers, he learnt that many had left jobs in Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai to return to Bihar.
He also said that Nitish Kumar had recruited around seven lakh teachers.BIHAR CM ON INDUSTRY, BUDGET AND SUBSIDIES
Asked about Nitish Kumar’s legacy, he said that former Bihar Chief Ministers Shri Babu, Karpoori Thakur and Nitish Kumar had made major contributions to the making of Bihar. He said the need now was to accelerate the pace of development so that Bihar could catch up with Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka.
He said that when he was Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, the process of acquiring around 13,000 acres of land for industries had been initiated.
Bihar is a landlocked state with a dense population of 14 crore. Earlier, 87 per cent of the revenue came from Jharkhand, but today Jharkhand has a budget of Rs 1.39 lakh crore, while Bihar’s budget stands at Rs 3.17 lakh crore.
He said Bihar is today the state providing the highest subsidies.
The state provides subsidies worth Rs 23,000 crore on electricity alone. Around 1.92 crore domestic consumers receive 125 units of free electricity, while around Rs 6,000 crore is spent on providing electricity to farmers at a rate of 55 paise per unit.- EndsPublished By: Sayan GangulyPublished On: Sep 18, 2026 21:07 IST
