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UNION CABINET DECISIONS
DECISION : Approval for construction of 4-lane
greenfield access-controlled Mokama-Munger
section of Buxar-Bhagalpur High-Speed Corridor
in Bihar on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).
IMPACT: The total length of the project is 82.40 km
with a capital cost of about Rs 4,447.38 crore. The
section provides connectivity to important regional
cities like Mokama, Barhiya, Lakhisarai, Jamalpur
and Munger. It will reduce travel time by about 1.5
hours. Also, provide safe, fast and seamless con-
nectivity for passenger and freight vehicles.
n The proposed project of 82.40 km will generate
direct employment of about 14.83 lakh man- In alignment with the vision of a
days and indirect employment of 18.46 lakh Aatmnirbhar and Viksit Bharat,
man-days.
n The project will also create additional employ- we are committed to expanding
ment opportunities due to increased economic rail services across the country. In
activities in the area around the proposed this direction, approval has been
corridor. granted for the doubling of the
The Munger–Jamalpur-Bhagalpur belt in Eastern Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat rail
Bihar is emerging as a key industrial region focus- line. This will make life much easier
ing on ordinance factory, locomotive workshop, for the people of Bihar, Jharkhand,
food processing and related logistics & warehous-
ing hubs. Bhagalpur stands out as a textile and and West Bengal.
logistics hub, led by Bhagalpuri silk in Bhagalpur. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Barahiya is emerging as a region for food pack-
aging, processing, and agro-warehousing. The in- DECISION: Approval of incentive scheme of
creased economic activity in the region is expected Rs 1,500 crore to promote recycling of criti-
to drive up the freight movement and the traffic on cal minerals in the country.
the Mokama-Munger section in the future.
IMPACT: The scheme will be applicable for a
period of 6 years from FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-
31. This scheme is part of the National Critical
Mineral Mission.
n The objective of this scheme is to develop
recycling capacity for separation and pro-
duction of critical minerals from sources
such as e-waste, lithium-ion battery scrap
and catalytic converters of old vehicles in
the country.
n The total limit of incentive amount has been
fixed at Rs 50 crore for large enterprises
and Rs 25 crore for small enterprises.
n This scheme will bring an investment of
about Rs 8,000 crore and create about 70
thousand direct and indirect jobs. n
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