Amit Shah launches projects worth over ₹800 crore in Patna; says 30 closed sugar mills will restart
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for central and state projects worth over ₹800 crore in Patna, Bihar, on 30 March 2025.
Summary
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on 30 March 2025 inaugurated and laid foundation stones for central and state government projects worth over ₹800 crore in Patna, Bihar, including cooperative-sector schemes, in the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. Shah said Bihar would benefit most from the cooperative sector and that the Centre would restart 30 closed sugar mills in the state. He said the Centre had given Bihar ₹2.8 lakh crore in 2004-14, against ₹9.23 lakh crore allocated in the past ten years.
Key facts
- Date
- 30 March 2025, Patna (Bihar)
- Projects
- Over ₹800 crore, central and state, incl. cooperative schemes
- Present
- CM Nitish Kumar; MoS Home Nityanand Rai
- Sugar mills
- 30 closed mills to be restarted
- Central funds (Shah)
- ₹2.8 lakh crore (2004-14) vs ₹9.23 lakh crore (last 10 years)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In Patna on 30 March 2025, Amit Shah said the Centre would restart how many closed sugar mills in Bihar?
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Correct answer: C — 30
Shah said the government would restart 30 closed sugar mills in Bihar.
What was the total value of projects Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for in Patna on 30 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Over ₹800 crore
The projects were worth over ₹800 crore.