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With a presumption to strengthening planetary aerial connectivity and boosting spiritual tourism, the Bihar furniture connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026) approved ₹10.40 crore arsenic Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to run nonstop flights betwixt Gaya Ji and Bangkok.
The determination was taken astatine a furniture gathering chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary. A full of 13 agendas were approved astatine the meeting.
“With a presumption to expanding the aerial connectivity connected caller planetary routes successful Bihar, the furniture has approved a Civil Aviation Department’s connection to commencement non-stop aerial work connected the planetary way betwixt Gaya Ji and Bangkok. M/s InterGlobe Aviation Limited (Indigo Airlines) has been selected connected a information ground to run formation work betwixt the 2 cities,” Cabinet Secretariat Department’s Additional Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar Chaudhary said successful a post-cabinet briefing.
The VGF magnitude of ₹10.40 crore has been sanctioned for a play of up to 12 months, Mr. Arvind Kumar Chaudhary said, adding that the institution (Indigo) volition initially run 2 flights every week and volition beryllium fixed ₹5 lakh per travel arsenic VGF.
It is expected that the formation work volition commencement soon, astir apt earlier the commencement of adjacent tourer season, ACS said portion exuding assurance that different airlines volition travel guardant successful the adjacent future.
The nonstop aerial nexus is expected to summation the accomplishment of overseas tourists, peculiarly Buddhist pilgrims from Thailand who sojourn Buddhist practice sites successful Bihar each year, helium said, adding that the inaugural could make employment opportunities successful the state’s tourism and hospitality sectors.
In yet different important decision, the furniture approved ₹747.97 crore arsenic an beforehand from the Bihar Contingency Fund (BCF) nether Health Sector Grant received from the Central authorities for agrarian section bodies. The money volition beryllium spent connected gathering wellness sector-related infrastructure, too strengthening healthcare services.
The money volition beryllium utilized for improving diagnostic infrastructure for superior wellness attraction facilities, block-level nationalist wellness units, building-less sub-centre, too converting agrarian superior wellness centres and sub-centres arsenic “health and wellness centres”
The furniture besides sanctioned ₹428.08 crore for the operation of a reservoir to guarantee the availability of h2o and different indispensable works astatine IMC (Integrated Manufacturing Cluster) successful Gaya Ji, Mr. Arvind Kumar Chaudhary said, adding that the determination volition payment the h2o requirements of concern units which are coming up astatine IMC. This reservoir volition beryllium susceptible of storing h2o for 1 year.
It created a caller station of Inspector General (Border) nether the Special Branch to fortify borderline information and quality gathering on Bihar’s planetary borders shared with Nepal, ACS said, adding that this volition greatly assistance successful maintaining vigilance on the Nepal border.
The Cabinet has besides decided that funds volition beryllium released for the fiscal twelvemonth 2026–27 based connected the recommendations received from the Sixth State Finance Commission for the play 2021-25 for the fiscal twelvemonth 2026-27.
