With eye on Assembly polls, Bihar Cabinet approves 4,799 posts in different government departments
Months ahead of the State Assembly election, the Bihar Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) gave its nod for filling up 4,799 posts of various categories in different government departments.
A maximum of 2,361 posts of different categories have been created in the Education department, followed by 1,350 posts in Urban Development and Housing department.
A total of 47 decisions were taken in the Cabinet meeting with the approval for the Education department's proposal for creation of 1,503 posts, including 568 posts of Education Development Officer (EDO) and 935 posts of Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) under Bihar Education Administrative Cadre Rules 2025, Additional Chief Secretary S. Siddharth told reporters in Patna post the Cabinet briefing.
The decision to create these posts will help in carrying out micro monitoring of schools right from primary to higher secondary level to ensure quality education in the State, he said.
The Assistant Education Development Officer will be given the job of inspecting and monitoring schools of every 10 panchayats while Education Development Officer will monitor schools at the block level.
In Bihar, there are 8,053 panchayats while there are 534 blocks in the State.
The Cabinet also created 818 posts for Bihar State Educational Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. Besides, two posts of estate officers and 38 posts of assistant estate officers were created for three years on contract basis.
'The Cabinet also gave its nod to the Urban Development and Housing department's proposal for creation of 1,350 posts for running offices constituted under the Planning Area Authority in every district,' Mr. Siddharth said.
It also created 653 posts for Bihar State Jeevika Fund Credit Cooperative Federation Ltd, Patna constituted under Bihar Cooperative Society Act 1935, the bureaucrat said while adding that 390 posts for Women and Child Development Corporation have been created for better implementation and monitoring of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.
The Act provides for creating posts of protection officers in every district to ensure the protection of women from domestic violence. These officers will be appointed at the State headquarters level (corporation)/ district and sub-division.
The Cabinet also gave its nod for creation of 15 posts in the General Administration Department (GAD) while 28 posts have been created for expansion and strengthening of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).
In another major decision, the Bihar Cabinet also reduced VAT rate from 29% to 4% on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).
Mr. Siddharth asserted that the move would enable the aircraft to refuel in Patna. It would increase the number of flights and make the State competitive on par with neighbouring States.
In yet another important decision, children (ages 3-6) getting pre-school education at Anganwadi centres will now be provided uniforms prepared by Jeevika, Bihar.
The Cabinet took a decision in this regard making an amendment in the existing provision as per which ₹400 per child per year is given into the bank accounts of parents.
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