Bihar chalks out new plans for industrialisation, job creation SECTIONS Share Synopsis With RJD slamming BJP and JDU during the 2020 Assembly elections over high unemployment in Bihar which forces people to migrate to other states, the saffron party had promised 19 Lakh jobs to locals in its manifesto. During the portfolio allocation, BJP took the industries ministry from the JDU this time. AFP The state already has several cement factories with players like Dalmia, Sri Bangar and others having a presence. The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar has chalked out an ambitious industrial policy with a special focus on textile, food processing and ethanol production to counter the widespread criticism from the opposition- during the 2020 reverse migration in the wake of Covid pandemic- over lack of industrialisation and jobs in the state.