Patna, June 22 -- Bihar Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar said on Monday that Bihar has become the first state in the country to approve more than 6,800 playgrounds in a single day.
Addressing an orientation programme organised under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAMJI) Act here, Kumar said the Rural Development Department had implemented several innovative schemes in villages that later became models for other states.
He said Bihar had received several national awards for its rural development initiatives and many of its programmes had been adopted elsewhere in the country.
Highlighting achievements in water conservation, the minister said Bihar received a national award for the const...