New Delhi, March 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings to the people of Bihar on Bihar Day and said the state is striving to write new chapters of progress every day.
Bihar Day is celebrated every year on March 22 to commemorate the formation of the state.
"On the occasion of Bihar Day, I extend my heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all the people of the state. This state has enriched Indian heritage with its grandeur and divinity, and it is today striving to write new chapters of progress every day," Modi said in a post on X in Hindi.
The prime minister said he was confident that the dedication and capability of the hardworking and energetic people of Bihar would play a significant role in realizing the vision of a developed Bihar alongside a developed India.
Bihar Day is observed to commemorate the day in 1912 when the British carved out the state of Bihar from Bengal.