Patna, Feb. 8 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar distributed appointment letters to 1007 aspirants including 397 women in the Agriculture Department.

While distributing the appointment letters in a function here on Saturday Kumar said that the number of women aspirants was encouraging which reflects that they were capable of discharging their responsibilities in the Agriculture Department too.

The Chief Minister said that the newly appointed agricultural officers will discharge an important role in the development of agriculture in the state.

He said that an agricultural road map was being executed since 2008 and the fourth agriculture road map was in progress under which cluster farming and climate oriented farming has been taken up....