Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday announced that a sugar mill would be established in Siwan district and said the district magistrate had been directed to identify suitable land for the project.Addressing residents at a Sahyog Shivir held at Panchayat Bhawan in Papaur under Pachrukhi block, Choudhary said his govt had taken several important decisions during its first 60 days in office. Responding to criticism over the pace of his administration, he said the urgency was aimed at accelerating Bihar’s development. “Some people ask why I am in such a hurry. I tell them that to make Bihar prosperous, neither will I sleep nor will I let anyone else sleep,” he told the gathering.Choudhary said he was working to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a “Viksit Bharat” and former CM Nitish Kumar’s dream of a “Samriddh Bihar”. He said the Sahyog Shivir initiative had strengthened accountability in the administration and enabled local-level resolution of public grievances.According to the chief minister, more than 3.03 lakh applications have been received at Sahyog Shivirs across the state, of which over 2.61 lakh have been disposed of. He said first show-cause notices had been issued to 8,942 govt employees in cases where applications remained pending for 10 days. Second show-cause notices were issued to 153 employees, while a third show-cause notice was served on one official.During the programme, the CM inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 38 projects worth Rs180 crore for Siwan district through remote mode from the venue. He also distributed symbolic cheques and certificates to beneficiaries of schemes such as the Mukhyamantri Udyami Yojana, Student Credit Card Yojana, Ayushman Card programme and ex-gratia assistance.Earlier, after inaugurating the camp, the CM interacted with people who had arrived with complaints and applications. He read their petitions, heard grievances and directed officials to take action. During an inspection of the ‘shivir’, he asked residents about local issues and their welfare, while reviewing arrangements made for grievance redressal at the venue by officials there.
