Siwan, June 20 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the assistance being given to Bihar by the Centre for execution of development projects, which has helped the state to move on the fast track of growth at an accelerated pace.

Kumar, addressing a public meeting here in the presence of Prime Minister Modi on the dais, said the Centre was giving all required assistance to Bihar for execution of various development projects, during the tenure of PM Modi. In sectors ranging from infrastructural facilities to tourism and agriculture, the required assistance was being given to Bihar by the Centre, at the initiative of the PM, he added.

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