PM Modi inaugurates Purnia Airport and launches Rs. 36,000 crore projects in Bihar.

On 15 September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the interim terminal building of Purnia Airport in Bihar’s Seemanchal region and launched projects worth Rs. 36,000 crore, covering power, rail, irrigation, agriculture, housing, and connectivity.

      - The event was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, and Deputy CMs Vijay Kumar Sinha & Samrat Choudhary.

      - The biggest project was the 3×800 MW Pirpainti Thermal Power Plant in Bhagalpur, worth Rs. 25,000 crore, the largest private investment in Bihar’s power sector.

      - Foundation stone was laid for Kosi-Mechi Intra-State River Link Project (Phase-1) costing Rs. 2,680 crore, to enhance irrigation and flood control with increased discharge capacity up to 20,000 cusecs.

Main Point :-   (i) Key railway projects included the Bikramshila–Katareah line (Rs. 2,170 crore), inauguration of Araria–Galgalia line (Rs. 4,410 crore), and flagging off Vande Bharat Express (Jogbani–Danapur) and Amrit Bharat Expresses.

      (ii) The government also announced the National Makhana Board under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, to boost Bihar’s makhana production which accounts for 90% of India’s output.

(iii) Social schemes included housing under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) and PMAY-Urban (PMAY-U), along with women empowerment funding under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
About Bihar