Interview of Nitish Kumar

Largest number of people out migrate from Bihar. The number of circular migrants is also very high. Do Govt. have any plan for them.

We have immediately responded to the problem of migrants. Recently in the cases of problems of identity of and atrocities on migrants, we sent our officers to Punjab, Assam and Andman for redressal of their problems. We have opened a special cell in Delhi especially for this purpose.

Recently in our study for Overseas Development Institute (ODI), we came out with the fact that more than 9000 crores rupees is coming to Bihar annually as remittances. Are you of the opinion that migration is a bane for Bihar?

Many people have misinterpreted our views on migration. Though we have certainly said in our campaign that we would check the distress migration from Bihar. Our govt. will work on creating enough opportunity for people to get enough employment at the local level. But no one can stop migration for better employment opportunity to any one. This is the fundamental right to every one in our country. But we are definitely working on a strategy to create workforce with improved skills. Enhanced skill will give them better job opportunity in the labour market at the destination. I have asked State Planning Board to study the impact of remittances on our state GDP. Recently the pace of distress migration has decreased due to our initiative on development. A section of people is also migrating due to local social taboos.

Now lacs of people from Bihar settled in different corners of the Globe feel proud of their “Bihari identity”. Now they are very conscious about their positive identity. The strength of the people of Bihar is now recognized everywhere.

I watched the video clips of interview. I also keep track of happenings in Bihar via Bihar Times and Jagran. Mr. Chief Minister is very correct in his claims about different changes that had been initiated at different levels. But I have seen so many politicians who go ga..ga about what they have done for the state and all, and I am still waiting for someone bold to come ahead and speak about the things that needs to be done in Bihar and not what government has achieved. Nitish Kumar sounded no different when it came to count his achievements.

But all said, it does appear that things are changing in Bihar and I also welcome the comments from Mr. Kumar couple of weeks back that he would not let the things change at the cost of Nandigram. I hope he stands by what he has said and does no take a U turn the way Left govt. did in West Bengal and BJP did in center after acquiring power riding on Swadeshi slogan and then selling the profit making PSUs to private parties for nothing but to widen the gap between poor and rich.

Pavan Kumar Sharma

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Ray of hope
There is a ray of hope at end of every tunnel. When Sri Nitish Kumar joined as the CM of the state, I like many other had great hopes and expectation from this man of better integrity and accountability than his predecessors. Result in two years have not been that immense but definitely encouraging. Development in infrastructure in state capital is visible; there has been improvement in work culture in academic institutions and health services. I am extremely glad to see campus placement going on across many colleges. But situation is engineering, medical colleges, management institutes is still grim. The efforts put in by government do not by any means commensurate with the kind of zeal and commitment desired. We were at such bottom of development that anything would look good thereafter. There was only one way of movement and that was upwards.
What about investments in Bihar? Where are sugar companies? When we can expect cement companies to start their operation in Bihar? Where is super specialty hospital that was proposed? What is the status of proposed film city? Still has long way to go for the present and succeeding government.
Is government honestly willing to make atmosphere in Bihar conducive for Bihar sub-nationalism to flourish?

I want to build my career in Bihar. I want to stay there and put my efforts that would add to the development of the state. There are many like us. My generation has got descending Bihar from our previous generation. Please put serious efforts, else, I am afraid coming generation would find even decent survival in Bihar difficult.

First I would like to say congrats to Mr. Nitish kumar for 2yrs completion. Thanks for Bihar Times to bring all these in your news portal.
Bihar is changing, that is for sure and I think people there are recognizing it. But one thing that I am worrying about the role of national media.
Our national media is continuing to show only bad news from Bihar and tagging bihar as state where only bad things happen. They do not show even big positive news/events of Bihar.
People outiside bihar still carrying old picture of Bihar despite of recent changes. I think it is also blocking developments of Bihar.
Today we see big investments coming to Bangalore, why?, it is not because of only good governance but mainly because of brand 'Bangalore'. So, Making good brand is very important in these days and Media plays big role here. I am expecting Honorable CM Nitish Kumar must do something in this area. If we are able to make brand 'Bihar', then we would definitely see flow of investments in Bihar.