New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on July 8 welcomed the decision of the Bihar cabinet to constitute a Youth Commission for the betterment of young people in the state.
Speaking to ANI, MoS Rai said that this decision will prove beneficial in providing more employment opportunities to the youth of Bihar and making them self-reliant.
“The formation of the Youth Commission is important and historic in the direction of making the youth of Bihar self-reliant and capable of moving forward towards development and progress,” the minister said.
Rai also welcomed the state cabinet’s decision to provide 35% reservation for women in state government jobs, saying that this will provide large-scale employment opportunities for women in Bihar.
“They will get more employment opportunities. This will lead to faster progress of women. Participation of women ensured more rapidly in strongly advancing the resolution of developed India and developed Bihar,” he said.
“Under the leadership of Modi Ji and Nitish Kumar, the progress and prosperity of women, youth, poor, and farmers are the first priorities, so I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the NDA government of Bihar,” he added.
Highlighting the “many historic decisions” of the Janata Dal (United)-led government, the Ujiapur MP said that such decisions are for the empowerment and upliftment of women and weaker sections.
#WATCH Delhi: On the announcement made by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Nityanand Rai says, "These two decisions are historic. The cabinet led by Nitish Kumar has taken a significant step in the interest of Bihar by deciding to form a Youth Commission and provide 35%… pic.twitter.com/jrryz7vFZR
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“The NDA government of Bihar has already taken many historic decisions,” he said.
Significantly, Bihar cabinet led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved the formation of Youth Commission in the state on July 8. The commission will consist of a chairperson, two vice-chairpersons and 7 members with maximum age limit of 45 years.
Taking to X, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said “the commission will play a significant role in advising the government on all matters related to improving and uplifting the condition of youth in society”.
मुझे यह बताते हुए प्रसन्नता हो रही है कि बिहार के युवाओं को अधिक से अधिक रोजगार के अवसर उपलब्ध कराने, उन्हें प्रशिक्षित करने तथा सशक्त और सक्षम बनाने के उद्देश्य से राज्य सरकार ने बिहार युवा आयोग के गठन का निर्णय लिया है और आज कैबिनेट द्वारा बिहार युवा आयोग के गठन की मंजूरी भी दे…
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 8, 2025
The cabinet also announced a 35 per cent reservation for women native to the state, and a Rs 100 crore diesel subsidy for farmers.
Bihar Chief Secretary S Siddharth said, “Today, 43 agendas have been stamped in the Council of Ministers, in which the most important agenda is the formation of the Youth Commission. This commission is related to the youth of 18-45 years, which will have one chairman, two vice-chairmen and seven members.”
The Cabinet has approved a 35 per cent horizontal reservation for women from Bihar in state government services.
Taking into consideration irregular monsoons and drought, a diesel subsidy of Rs 100 crore has been approved for farmers.
Apart from this, the cabinet approved the Divyangjan Civil Seva Protsahan Scheme, under which differently abled individuals will be given Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh upon passing the preliminary exams of the UPSC and BPSC. (Wit inputs from ANI)
