* PM Modi launches Daniyawa-Biharsharif Railway line.
* PM Narendra Modi launches Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in Patna.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 2 trains and commissioned a 38km-long NEW line in poll-bound Bihar Today. Accompanied by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, he flaged off Rajgir-Biharsharif-Daniawan-Fatuha passenger train and Patna-Mumbai AC Suvidha Express at Veterinary College ground in Patna.Union Railway Minister Prabhu has allocated Rs 446 cr for passenger amenities and facilities in Bihar in this year’s Rail Budget.Expediting projects, railway is likely to commission Patna-Ganga and Munger-Ganga bridges in the current fiscal as money has been sanctioned. A total outlay of Rs 2,393 crore, a 144 per cent jump over last year, has been allocated to Bihar in the Rail Budget 2015-16.
The Prime Minister recalls he promised a special package of Rs 50,000 crore for the state. However, he adds that he would make even the better announcement in this regard at the right time.Will announce special package for Bihar at the right time, says PM Narendra Modi.Because of the 14th Finance Commission, Bihar will get Rs 3.75 lakh crore between 2015 and 2020, says Modi.We will revive fertilizer factory in Bihar, assures the PM. I agree with Nitish ji that projects which began ages ago have been delayed because the government changed after Atal ji's tenure. Politics has hampered Bihar's development. Nitish Kumar rightly said that albeit there is an IIT, the faculties should be as per the state's needs, says the PM.A lot of programmes were launched here today. Now we all know that there is no alternative for development: Prime Minister
