PATNA, Dec. 9 -- The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of three new departments, and changed the names of three others, giving a fresh push to governance restructuring in the state, said officials. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state council of ministers chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar, where a total of 19 agenda items received the green signal.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, additional chief secretary of the cabinet department, Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, said the government has approved the formation of the Youth Employment and Skill Development Department, the Higher Education Department, and the Civil Aviation Department. The three departments are in addition to the existing 45 government departmen...