India, Dec. 6 -- The Bihar Government on Friday announced the creation of three new departments, the Directorate of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and the State Marketing Promotion Corporation, to provide more employment opportunities for the state's youth.

According to an official, the newly created departments are the Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department, the Higher Education Department and the Civil Aviation Department. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wrote on social media, "We have set a target to provide jobs to one crore youth in the next five years (2025-30). For this, it's essential that more youth be trained for skill development. For this, instructions have been given to create three new ...