PATNA, Jan. 7 -- To make the bureaucracy more answerable and interact frequently with people, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday directed government officials across the state to be present in their offices every Monday and Friday to meet people with grievances and address their problems.

Kumar posted on X, "It is often observed that when common people go to government offices with their problems, officials remain absent. To ensure that people do not face difficulties, officials have been asked to remain present at their offices on every Monday and Friday for this purpose only".

Kumar said officials of all departments, including police, must remain available from the panchayat level to the divisional level on these two days to ens...