Ahead of the Assembly election, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced a ₹25,000 one-time allowance for each ‘Vikas Mitra’ to purchase tablets.
The ‘Vikas Mitras’ are village volunteers tasked with taking government schemes to people belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and the Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. They are over 10,000 spread across various villages of the State.
Mr. Kumar said the ‘Vikas Mitra’ are playing a crucial role in enabling SCs and STs to avail themselves of the benefits of various development and welfare schemes.
The CM said the National Democratic Alliance government in the State is working for the upliftment of deprived sections of society by following the principle of development with justice.
“Keeping this in mind, it has been decided to provide a lump sum amount of ₹25,000 to each Vikas Mitra working under the Bihar Mahadalit Development Mission for the purchase of tablets, so that they can have convenience in storing data of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes and other tasks,” Mr. Kumar wrote on X.
