BIHAR APPROVES AID FOR PEOPLE HIT BY LIQUOR BAN

The Nitish Kumar cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to a scheme for economic rehabilitation of those who were involved in the sale of liquor and toddy and have been hit hard by the prohibition law in Bihar.

Talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting chaired by the chief minister, additional chief secretary S Siddharth said a budgetary outlay of ₹610 crore was approved for the scheme.

The scheme proposes to provide one-time assistance of ₹1 lakh to poor people, especially SCS and STS who were engaged in brewing country-made liquor or toddy tapping until the state went dry in April, 2016.