Patna, May 8 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday launched the 'Mukhya Mantri Neera Sanvardhan Yojana' for providing financial incentives to neera tappers and toddy palm tree owners in Bihar.
The Yojana is aimed to provide much needed relief to neera tappers and toddy palm tree owners.
Neera is the palm juice tapped fresh before sunrise that turns into toddy upon fermentation. Unlike toddy, neera is not banned under Bihar's prohibition policy.
Toddy and the neera business is mostly handled by the Paasi community and they had suffered losses after the sale and tapping of toddy was banned in Bihar, when the state government was declared a complete dry state in April 2016 by enforcing a liquor ban law.
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