This is an archive article published on January 26, 2016
Prashant Kishor to be on panel to monitor schemes in Bihar
Besides Kishor, ministers and secretaries of key departments will be members of Bihar Vikas Mission.
Written by Santosh Singh
Patna | January 26, 2016 03:58 AM IST
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Kishor’s job will be to coordinate between various ministries and “lessen administrative burden” of the chief minister. (Express File Photo)
The state cabinet Monday approved setting up of Bihar Vikas Mission, a body to monitor progress of key programmes and schemes of the state government. Prashant Kishor, political strategist who was recently appointed advisor to CM Nitish Kumar, will be in the governing body of the Mission.
The objective of the Mission is to create an integrated platform that monitors compliance of work done under the heads of “seven resolutions, Manav Vikas Mission, agriculture roadmap, industrial promotion policy and infrastructure development”.
Besides Kishor, ministers and secretaries of key departments will be members of Bihar Vikas Mission. Kishor’s job will be to coordinate between various ministries and “lessen administrative burden” of the chief minister.
Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
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