Patna: More than 1.03 lakh infrastructure works will be undertaken across Bihar under the Seva Sankalp and Kayakalp Campaign, with the education department accounting for the largest share of 37,171 projects. The panchayati raj department follows with 25,998 works, the second-highest among all departments, according to information & public relations department (IPRD).According to a press release issued by the IPRD on Friday, the campaign, launched on Sept 17, aims to upgrade existing public infrastructure and create new assets across the state. Repair and renovation works are to be completed by Nov 30, 2026, while new infrastructure projects have a deadline of March 31, 2027. The rural development department is the nodal agency for implementation.The IPRD press release said a total of 1,03,445 works have been identified across Bihar’s 38 districts for execution by eight departments. Besides education and panchayati raj, the allocations include rural development (14,730 works), social welfare (11,221), health (7,473), SC and EBC welfare (4,041), urban development and housing (1,596) and public health engineering department (1,215).The education department will focus on improving school infrastructure, while the panchayati raj department will install solar streetlights and develop lanes and drains. The health department will take up repairs of health facilities, construction of sub-centres and improvement of patient amenities.IPRD release said the rural development department will undertake cleanliness drives in villages, while PHED will maintain drinking water infrastructure and complete pending water supply schemes. Among districts, Gaya has received the highest allocation of works (5,605), followed by Patna (5,572), Sitamarhi (4,873), Madhubani (4,537) and Muzaffarpur (4,467).Rural development minister Shravan Kumar, in a statement, said the campaign aims to strengthen basic infrastructure in both rural and urban areas, with an emphasis on timely completion and quality execution.
