<span style="color: black;">Bihar cabinet on Wednesday passed the resolution seeking special category status to the State by the Union Government. The resolution was adopted in a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.<br />''<br />''Previously the state government had formally requested the Union government in 2017 in this regard.  <br />''<br />''The Additional Chief Secretary of Cabinet Secretariat Dr. S. Siddharth said in 2013 the Bihar government had demanded special status from the then Manmohan Singh-led union government on the basis of the Raghuram Rajan committee report.<br />''<br />''Mr. Siddharth said that the government has passed the resolution in the interest of the people of the state. He said the demand will be sent to the Union Government.</span><br />