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      | Patna, (Biha Times): Panchayat secretariat would be
set up in each of the   8,712 panchayats in the state.
They would function on the pattern of the   state
secretariat. Mukhiyas, sarpanchs and ward members and
employees   would hold their office like officials in
the state   secretariat.
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 According to the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar,   each
      panchayat secretariat will also have a flood and quake
      proof housing   complex for employees. The state
      government has already submitted its   proposal in this
      regard to the World Bank. Each complex would cost   Rs
      35-40 lakh, the chief minister said while inaugurating
      a the two-day   Sun Festival at Deo in Aurangabad on
      Wednesday.
 
 It needs to be   mentioned that the chief minister held
      a meeting with the top officials of   some international
      banks in Patna on Tuesday to seek Rs 3,000 crore   from
      them for this project.
 
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