#Biharpolls: Nitish promises 35% jobs to be reserved for women

As the assembly poll ambience in Bihar steams up, political parties are busy making tall promises. The present Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while releasing a five-year "Vision Document", said reserving 35% of all government jobs in Bihar for women are among his agendas.

He also pledged to launch student credit cards to provide loans of Rs 4 lakh for higher studies to all students who pass Class 12 -- at 3 % subsidy by the government.

"People of Bihar have faith and trust in me. I will change the face of Bihar with focus on youths and women, by implementing development schemes on a mission mode," he told the media.

"I am confident of making a quantum jump as far as development of Bihar is concerned in the next five years.

"We plan to provide free Wi-Fi in all colleges and universities in Bihar."

Nitish Kumar said a venture capital of Rs 500 crore would be set up to help young entrepreneurs. "We also plan to provide self help allowance to unemployed youths."

The Janata Dal-United leader said that he would provide safe drinking water and electricity connection to each household besides building toilets in all houses in the next five years. Nitish Kumar admitted that many things need to be done for Bihar's development despite whatever he had already achieved.