PATNA, Sept. 7 -- Bihar minister for sports and industry Shreyasi Singh on Sunday said that Bihar's transformation required not only government intervention, but also active participation from citizens, professionals, entrepreneurs, social organisations and the large Bihar diaspora spread across the country and the world She was speaking as the chief guest at the Bihar Development Summit, organised by Let's Inspire Bihar, at Goa on the theme "Developed Bihar - Developed India 2047." The summit brought together 500-plus strong gathering of policymakers, entrepreneurs, professionals, academicians and social leaders at Ravindra Bhavan, Vasco da Gama. Appreciating the initiative of Let's Inspire Bihar and its founder Vikas Vaibhav, Magadh range IG, she said that the emphasis on education, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, skill development and social leadership would be key to building a positive narrative for Bihar and make the most of its talented young potential sans rich legacy for a shared developmental vision. "With collective participation, social harmony and sustained efforts towards education, industry, innovation and employment generation, Bihar can move steadily towards the goal of becoming a developed and prosperous state by 2047," he added. Addressing the gathering, LIB founder Vikas Vaibhav, IPS, said that the growing presence of LIB across the country and even outside India was a pointer to the rising "New Bihar". "Around four lakh people are now associated with the campaign voluntarily, including around 600 people in the Goa chapter, and that the growing participation of people living far away from Bihar reflected their continuing emotional and developmental connection with the state,"'he added. He said that Bihar once represented knowledge, entrepreneurship, valour and a global vision, which inspired him to work towards restoring the lost glory during his lifetime. "Despite its historical contribution to civilisation, it remains among the states with the lowest per-capita income, while states such as Goa are among the leaders on this parameter. Bihar will need sustained growth of around 15% to realise the objective of becoming a developed state within a developed India by 2047," he added. Speaking about Bihar's social challenges, Vaibhav said that despite increasing prominence of caste-based divisions in public discourse, ancient Bihar was not defined by the kind of overt casteism visible today. "Bihar had once demonstrated to the world the power of unity in diversity and how the ancient republic emerged from a broad and visionary understanding of governance," he added....