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Patna Metro – Phase I Launch

The long-awaited Patna Metro Project reached a milestone in August 2025 as Phase I (Blue Line) neared completion. The first operational stretch is being inaugurated on 15 August 2025, symbolizing Bihar’s leap into urban modern transit.

Key Points

• Route: First section of the Blue Line covering 5 stations including Bhootnath.
• Cost: ₹13,365 crore total estimated project cost.
• Model: Implemented under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with DMRC as the consultant.
• Benefits:
  • Reduce city congestion in Patna, one of India’s most densely populated capitals.
  • Daily ridership projected at 13 lakh by 2031.
  • Provide faster connectivity to schools, colleges, and hospitals.

Static Add-On

• Bihar’s first metro project.
• Operated under Bihar Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC).
• Similar metro projects in East India: Kolkata Metro (India’s first), Ranchi Metro (under construction).

Aunta-Simaria Six-Lane Ganga Bridge Inaugurated

On 22 August 2025, Bihar inaugurated the Aunta-Simaria (Barauni–Mokama) cable-stayed bridge across the Ganga, boosting connectivity between North and South Bihar.

Key Points

• Length: 6 lanes with pedestrian & cycle paths.
• Connectivity: Links Mokama with Simaria, easing traffic on the busy NH-31 corridor.

• Impact:

  • Facilitates faster travel between Darbhanga, Samastipur, Saharsa (North Bihar) and Patna, Buxar, South Bihar.

  • Boosts logistics for industries around Barauni Refinery and fertilizer plants.

• Strategic Importance: Critical link for freight movement across the Ganga.

Static Add-On

• Major Ganga Bridges in Bihar: Mahatma Gandhi Setu, JP Setu, Vikramshila Setu, Rajendra Setu.

• Ganga flows through 12 districts in Bihar.

Janaki Janmasthali Mandir Project – Sitamarhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the grand Janaki Janmasthali Mandir at Punaura Dham, Sitamarhi on 8 August 2025.
Key Points

• Budget: ₹882.87 crore redevelopment plan.
• Design: By Piyush Sompura (architect of Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir).
• Facilities:
  • Pilgrimage corridor, Sita-Vatika, Luv-Kush Vatika.
  • Parikrama path, kiosks, open gardens.
  • Entirely built in Makrana marble (same as Taj Mahal).
• Significance: Aims to make Sitamarhi a global religious tourism hub, parallel to Ayodhya.

Static Add-On

• Sitamarhi → believed birthplace of Goddess Sita.

• Famous Bihar temples: Mundeshwari (Kaimur, one of India’s oldest), Mahavir Mandir (Patna).

Free Electricity & Uniform Exam Fees

The Bihar government announced two major welfare measures in August 2025: free electricity and reduced exam fees, both seen as major pre-election steps.

Key Points

• Free Electricity Scheme:

  • Free up to 125 units/month.

  • Beneficiaries: 1.67 crore households.

  • Estimated subsidy burden: ~₹4,000 crore annually.

• Uniform Exam Fees:

  • ₹100 for all Prelims exams.

  • Mains exams free of cost.

  • Aim: Reduce burden on poor aspirants of BPSC, BSSC, Police exams.

Static Add-On

• Bihar’s installed power capacity ~6,000 MW.

• Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd manages supply.

Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana

Cabinet approval on 29 August 2025 for a new scheme targeting women entrepreneurship.

Key Points

• Initial Grant: ₹10,000 for starting business.
• Additional Aid: Up to ₹2 lakh after 6 months of successful running.
• Target Group: Rural & urban poor women, SHGs, widows, unemployed women.
• Objective: Increase women’s workforce participation (currently only 6% in Bihar – one of the lowest in India).

Static Add-On

• Earlier women schemes: Jeevika SHG project, Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana.

Rajaswa Maha Abhiyan – Land Record Digitization

Statewide drive launched 16 August – 20 September 2025 to rectify land records under Bihar Bhumi Portal.

Key Points

• Services Offered:
  • Name correction.
  • Updating khata-khatauni numbers.
  • Linking Aadhaar with land records.
• Objective: Reduce land disputes, improve transparency in land sales.
• Implementation: Revenue Dept. with camp-based approach at panchayat level.

Static Add-On

• Land is a major source of dispute in Bihar (40% of civil cases).

• Earlier digitization attempt: DILRMP (Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme).

BSSC CGL 2025 Notification

Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) released the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) notification.

Key Points

• Vacancies: 1,481.

• Application Window: 18 Aug – 17 Sep 2025.

• Exam Fees: Revised to ₹100 under new rule.

Electoral Roll Update – Draft Published

Ahead of 2025 assembly polls, Election Commission updated Bihar’s rolls.

Key Points

• Draft published on 1 August 2025.
• Coverage: ​94.7% of 7.9 crore voters.
• Correction window open till 31 Aug 2025.

Static Add-On

• Chief Electoral Officer supervises state-level roll updates.
• Bihar assembly has 243 seats.

Administrative Reshuffle: New Chief Secretary

Key Points

• Pratyay Amrit (IAS 1991) → new Chief Secretary (from 1 Sep 2025).
• S Siddhartha (IAS 1987) → Development Commissioner.
• Purpose: Maintain administrative continuity during elections.

Industrial Policy Update – Free Land for Investors

Bihar cabinet announced incentives under New Industrial Policy 2025.

Key Points

• Free land allocation for large investors under conditions.
• Incentives on EPF, ESI, GST reimbursements.
• Focus on food processing, textiles, and renewable energy.

Static Add-On

• Bihar’s industrial hubs: Patna, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai (Barauni), Bhagalpur (silk).