Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the "special help" announced in the Union Budget 2024 addressed the state's concerns, which had previously led to demands for special category status, the PTI reported.

Speaking to reporters at the Vidhan Sabha premises after the Union Budget presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, Nitish Kumar, a key ally of the ruling NDA, said, "We had proposed that if special status wasn't feasible for technical reasons, Bihar should receive special assistance (vishesh madat) from the Centre in another form, which has been announced today," according to the PTI.