Nitish Kumar’s pre-poll doles woo Bihar voters
The Tribune Editorial: The decision to limit 35 per cent reservation to only permanent government jobs is significant, even though such positions have been shrinking steadily.
Updated At : 05:48 AM Jul 09, 2025 IST
WITH Bihar headed for Assembly elections later this year, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has unleashed a series of welfare announcements —each conveniently timed and politically loaded. From hiking pensions for the elderly, disabled and widowed women to Rs 1,100 per month, to announcing a 35 per cent reservation in direct recruitment for native women of Bihar, the moves are being touted by his administration as progressive governance. But the timing makes the intent unmistakably electoral.
