Patna, Sep 17
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday transferred Rs 5,000 as a direct financial assistance to construction workers across the state, a move being described in political circles as a major step ahead of the upcoming elections.
The financial assistance was given on the occasion of Vishwakarma puja and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.
Under the Annual Clothing Assistance Scheme of the Bihar government, Rs 802.46 crore has been transferred to the bank accounts of 16.4 lakh construction workers.
Nitish Kumar, in the presence of Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, also launched a Pratigya web portal dedicated to contractual workers in Patna.