Nitish Kumar on another round of 'seva yatra' to test governance

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday started on a ' sewa yatra' to verify development work on the ground and review functioning of government offices and schools in districts.

Asked if the yatra had political purpose, the chief minister said it was concerned with governance and there was no political purpose behind it.

Kumar is scheduled to tour eight districts in May as part of the yatra.

Kumar would monitor governance in districts and instruct officials to improve the delivery of government schemes, official sources said.

Kumar left for Gopalganj district. He would also visit Sitamarhi and Gaya, they said.