The economic package will spur a host of activity in the state. People will have plenty of job opportunities in their home state. Then the compulsion to migrate to other states will end. Already, my government has undertaken construction work on a huge scale and the results are positive. Migration figures from Bihar have decreased to great extent. Some time back, I was in Punjab and people there confirmed that the number of people coming from Bihar has decreased to a great extent. When my Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi was in Gujarat last year, industrialists urged him to make an appeal to Biharis to come to their state.

The motto of my government is very clear. People should not be compelled to leave the state to earn just two square meals for themselves and their families. If they want to go out for their own betterment, they are welcome to do so and they should be welcomed wherever they go. My government is committed to achieving such a situation. We are working hard to improve the situation, it has improved a lot but a lot remains to be done. Support from all quarters, particularly the Centre is needed. Bihar deserves a special economic package. The public and the private sector, too, should come forward and invest in the state. It will benefit them. Bihar has tremendous potential. It should be harnessed if the country wants to become developed. Moreover, development of Bihar and the eastern region is imperative for peace and prosperity in the country.

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