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Bihar government approves formation of 3 new municipal bodies

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PATNA: The Bihar cabinet approved the formation of three new municipal bodies on Tuesday, December 28, namely Ghorashan (East Champaran), Itadhi (Buxar) and Sangrampur (Munger). The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, also decided to upgrade seven municipal bodies and expand the area of two bodies. Now, Bihar has 19 municipal corporations, 89 nagar parishads and 154 nagar panchayats.

The cabinet approved the fund of Rs 389 crore to upgrade 89 state industrial training institutes. It also approved formation of the eco-tourism division and creation of 22 posts in order to promote tourism in the state. 38 posts have also been approved for the operation of Rajgir Nature Safari.

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