Bihar: Cabinet approves 8000 posts in Govt Hospitals

The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also approved a proposal to slash Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) at Gaya airport from 29 percent to 4 percent.

Earlier, the state government had also reduced VAT on ATF at Darbhanga airport.

"The decision would help increase the number of flights at Gaya airport. This was also done to promote tourism in the state," Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary told PTI.

"Bihar is home to many tourist destinations and visited by many tourists from all over the world. Gaya is the city that attracts the maximum number of domestic and foreign tourists," he added.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that in a major relief for the MBBS interns in Bihar, the State Cabinet has given its nod to the State Health Department's proposal for enhancing the amount of stipend from Rs 15,000 per month to Rs 20,000 per month. This relief is not limited to the medical students only since the cabinet has approved increasing the internship amount to the junior doctors and staff belonging to the Government medical colleges, Dental Colleges, and Ayurvedic colleges as well.

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