Patna: In yet another pre- election announcement, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen Bihar’s social justice and education initiatives, including a significant hike in honorarium for Vikas Mitras and education volunteers working with marginalised communities.
The monthly honorarium for Vikas Mitras has been raised from Rs 1,900 to Rs 2,500, with their travel allowance increased from Rs 900 to Rs 1,500. Kumar said this support will allow the state’s 25,000 Vikas Mitras to better serve beneficiaries and improve outreach in rural and urban areas.
न्याय के साथ विकास के सिद्धांत पर चलते हुए समाज के वंचित वर्गों के उत्थान के लिए हमारी सरकार लगातार काम कर रही है। अनुसूचित जाति एवं अनुसूचित जनजाति वर्ग तक सरकार की विभिन्न विकास एवं कल्याणकारी योजनाओं का लाभ पहुंचाने में विकास मित्रों की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका है। इसे ध्यान में रखते…
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The chief minister also unveiled higher payments for educational volunteers. Under the Aakshar scheme, women teaching volunteers will now receive Rs 10,000 a month, while men will get Rs 8,000, up from the current Rs 7,000. Similarly, the honorarium for Tola Sevaks and Talimi Markaz volunteers will rise from Rs 3,405 to Rs 6,000.
CM Nitish said the initiative reflects the government’s commitment to “justice with development” by ensuring welfare and education reach Dalit, backward, extremely backward and minority communities. He added that the changes would boost morale and motivation among Vikas Mitras and education volunteers across the state.
