PATNA: The state cabinet sanctioned Rs 360 crore for unique identification number cards at its meeting held here on Monday. It also sanctioned a grant of Rs 12 crore for the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences ( IGIMS) for purchase of sophisticated medical instruments.
As the Centre’s Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana will cease to exist from the next financial year, the state cabinet decided to start a scheme of its own with the nomenclature of Rashtriya Gramin Ajiwika Karyakram ( National Rural LivelihoodProgramme) with the help of World Bank from April 1.
The cabinet also decided to make rural works department the nodal agency for all works related to creation of livelihood in rural areas through self-help groups (SHGs), according to sources.