PATNA, Feb. 4 -- Development of grameen (rural) hats in rural areas for giving rural economy a boost, covering five lakh new families under Lohia Swachh Bihar campaign for providing toilets and also providing further monetary assistance upto Rs.2 lakh to eligible beneficiaries under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgaar Yojana (MMRY) are among the major targets of the rural development department for the fiscal year 2026-27.

This has been outlined in the budget speech of finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav after laying the state budget of Rs.3.47,589 crore on Tuesday.

The rural development department ( RDD) has got one of the highest allocation among departments in scheme outlay standing at Rs.22,392.47 crore meant for implementation of variou...