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The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar while addressing traders and officials at “Udyami Panchayat” in Patna on Monday invited investors in the Bihar silk sector promising them all help from the state government for establishing their units. He added that the government was committed to strengthening the traditional industries in the state.
In Bihar, Bhagalpur, popular as “Silk City”, once had a flourishing silk industry, with the Bhagalpuri silk famous across the globe. However, the sector has lost its sheen, with very few weavers left in the area as they hardly break even.
