PATNA, Feb. 4 -- As part of its endeavour to boost industrialisation, the state government will approach the Centre to take over the unutilised land allocated to different public sector undertakings (PSUs) in various districts.

This was stated by industries minister Dilip Jaiswal in the Legislative Council on Tuesday while replying to a starred question of Janata Dal (United) member Neeraj Kumar. Through the question, the JD(U) member sought to know whether the state industries department was planning to take possession of 40 acres of land of Bharat Wagon Limited, a Central government PSU, in Mokama. He claimed that huge portions of land allocated to various PSUs in the state were lying unutilised owing to their closure over the past few...