Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Discloses his Assets

Patna, Jan,5: The leader hailed to be the top in  his governance  is now front runner for the prestigious Gates Innovation Award .

Bihar Chief Minister Mr. Nitish Kumar has set the example as
he marched ahead with his transparency drive in Bihar politics. However, while accepting Mr.Kumar's efforts to be clean and progressive, it must be noted that India’s club of crorepati ministers is consistently becoming wider.

The recent information made in public domain on the wealth of ministers in Bihar, the number of crorepati ministers rises and it has reported more than doubled with respect to a year ago.

There were five crorepatis in 2010, the new list reveals that 12 out of 29 ministers in the Bihar cabinet have made it to the list of crorepati ministers this year.

Nitish Kumar’s call for transparency yet to impressed all as 130 MLAs did not meet the December 31 deadline made for revealing their assets.

 As per disclosure Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has Rs 6, 15,662 as bank balance, a flat worth Rs/40 lakh in New Delhi and a car as well. He also holds 30 tolas of gold and five kg silver utensils in addition to the declared two cows and three calves worth 83,000. His son Nishant Kumar has unveiled assets worth  Rs 7360126.28 and land worth Rs 42,69,404.Nitish Kumar and Nishant  Kumar total asset is worth  1,62,45,192, up from 1,50,64,199 last year.

 The Deputy CM of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi having wealth Rs 1,17,33,228 adding his wife’s and son’s assets. He was holding worth 1, 06, and 80,314 in 2010.

In December 2011 when Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan asked his ministers to disclose their assets, only 16 out of 40 ministers revealed their wealth details.

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