Nitish to hold cabinet meeting in village

Agencies

Patna: Bihar is on the verge of making history when chief minister Nitish Kumar will hold a cabinet meeting in a village.

Nitish Kumar is convening the meeting at Barbighee village under Balia block of Begusarai district, about 125 km from here. He also will be staying overnight in the village, according to sources.

Members of the cabinet and secretaries of different departments will be ferried to Barbighee by a Volvo bus.

Nitisn Kumar is fulfilling his promise to the people of Bihar to conduct a cabinet meeting in a village. He had committed himself during his last month's 'Vikas Yatra' (Development March), aimed at reviewing development works initiated by the state government in rural areas and to hear people's grievances personally.

The Nitish Kumar-led government has held 166 cabinet meetings since it came to power in November 2005 and Tuesday's meet, in all likelihood, would be held under a make-shift canopy, unlike the air-conditioned room of the state secretariat in Patna, the official source said

Seated on plastic chairs, the top brass of the administration will partake in a simple meal during the meet, the source added. Nitish Kumar has been camping in villages across Bihar during his Vikas Yatra to monitor implementation of different development schemes. He stops at a village every 25-30 km and spends a few hours meeting residents before reviewing development schemes with officials.