Bihar Cabinet approves 'Saat Nishchay-3' to double per capita income and create one crore jobs

Key facts

• The Bihar government approved the 'Saat Nishchay-3' (SN-3) programme for the period 2025-2030 to bring Bihar into the category of most developed states.
• The SN-3 programme aims to double the average per capita income of people of Bihar to ensure double employment and double income.
• A target has been set to create jobs and employment opportunities for one crore youth over the next five years, supported by the newly constituted Department of Youth, Employment and Skill Development (DYESD).
• The Bihar government aims to ensure at least Rs 50 lakh crore of private investment in the state over the next five years.
• The scheme will prioritise the 94 lakh poor families identified during the cast-based survey of 2023 in terms of providing employment.
• In the healthcare sector, a policy will be introduced to provide separate incentives for doctors and to prohibit private practice by government doctors.
• The education sector reforms include the development of old educational institutions into 'centres of excellence' alongside the establishment of an education city.
• The agriculture sector will focus on accelerating the 4th Agriculture Roadmap for 2024 to 2029 and the preparation of a Makhana Roadmap to promote its production and processing.