Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 48 development projects worth Rs 1,242 crore in Nalanda district. The projects, announced during the Pragati Yatra, aim to boost infrastructure and enhance public welfare in Rajgir.

Addressing a gathering, Nitish Kumar highlighted increased benefits under social welfare schemes, including raising pensions for senior citizens, widows, and differently-abled individuals from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100 per month. Daily allowances for home guards and honoraria for Anganwadi workers, school night watchmen, and ASHA workers have also been revised upward.

He emphasised the state government’s focus on inclusive growth, adding that free electricity for domestic consumers is enabling further reinvestment in developmental works.