The Bihar Cabinet gave its nod for allocation of Rs 225 crore for 'Mahila Samwad', an ambitious programme under which CM Nitish Kumar, ministers and top officials would visit districts to inform women about the ongoing policies of the state government for their empowerment.

• The interaction programme will be held at district and block level with the chief minister, likely to attend a number of these places.
• During the programme in rural areas, women will be informed about the ongoing policies of the government pertaining to women's empowerment.
• Efforts will also be made to find out expectations and aspirations of women from the government during the dialogue programme.
• It is expected that the ambitious programme would be launched from next month.