Bihar cabinet approves housing scheme for four lakh women employees
PATNA: The state cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the govt’s proposal to provide accommodation for approximately four lakh women employees and officials, including schoolteachers, at or near their places of posting. The cabinet also sanctioned the creation of 8,147 new posts in various departments. Following the cabinet meeting, cabinet secretariat department additional chief Secretary S Siddharth said the govt’s decision to provide housing would benefit women working in the state secretariat, divisional, district, sub-divisional and block offices, as well as school teachers in both urban and rural areas. “The intention of the govt is to provide cheap accommodation…