Patna, June 21 (IANS) Bihar can achieve economic prosperity if it takes inspiration from China’s dedication and hard work, senior officials who accompanied Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his visit to the neighbouring country said Tuesday.
“In China, the dedication to perform and achieve targets is evident at all levels. It appeared to be the main factor that has changed China. Their dedication is main contributor of China’s unprecedented growth,” said O.P. Shah, president of the Bihar Chamber of Commerce.
The “China model” should be adopted in sectors like food processing, infrastructure and electricity, he added.
Shah said it was unfortunate that in Bihar, people were more keen in spending time in gossip. In China, everyone is busy working.
“It seems to me that work has become worship in China,” he said.
According to Bihar Industries Association president S.P. Sinha, the state should emulate China’s success in cost-effective manufacturing.
“We should learn how China is producing items from home heaters to solar inverters on a mass scale for the world markets,” he said.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returned from a week-long trip to China Sunday, and said that he was impressed by the country’s development in energy, infrastructure, tourism and agricultural sectors.