The Bihar State Beverage Corporation on Wednesday presented a cheque of Rs 10 crore to chief minister Nitish Kumar at his assembly chamber. Excise minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav told the CM that the Corporation was set up in 2006 and since then its annual turnover has increased to Rs 1,800 crore. Excise department principal secretary Amir Subhani and Corporation managing director Rajit Punhani were also present.

Another cheque of Rs 1 crore was presented to the CM by the Bihar State Housing Board. Board chairman and urban development department principal secretary Shashi Shekhar Sharma handed over the cheque to the CM. Sharma told Nitish that the Board had been running in losses, but for the last one year its revenue collection has increased and in the current fiscal it earned about Rs 35 crore. In August last, too, the Board had presented a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the Chief Minister Relief Fund. He said the Board has paid all its dues and was now earning profit. Board managing director Anupam Kumar Suman was also present.