A senior officer of World Bank today praised the high growth
rate achieved by Bihar which indicates that an "encouraging" environment
of progress has been created for faster economic development of the
hitherto laggard state.
Bihar clocked highest growth
rate of 16.71 per cent during 2011-12, as per Economic Survey presented
in Parliament today. Bihar's growth rate was followed by Madhya Pradesh
and Maharashtra during the period, according to the report.
Omno
Ruhl, Country Director of World Bank, who met Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar here today talked about programmes run by the World Bank in the
state and expressed satisfaction over there progress, an official
statement said.
Kumar told the World Bank official that the state
had earlier planned to link villages with a population of 500 and more
with metallic road but now under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna, village
and localities with a population of 250 have been provided all weather
metallic roads.
The CM said there are 8,400 panchayats in Bihar
out of which in 250 places Panchayat building has been done with
assistance from the World Bank.
He requested the Country Director
of the World Bank that the apex financial institution show the same
interest in constructing building of other panchayats too.
The
Kosi project was also reviewed during the meeting and the state
government said it intended to complete all roads and bridges
construction under the project by September 2014.
source:PTI
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