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Patna to Patliputra once more!!!

Patna needs to be promoted as poverty fighter and engine of economic growth of Bihar. Patna needs to choose local economic development (LED) indicators and tools that can be used to collect and analyse  data and assess the overall competitiveness of the local economy. Local priorities include identifying ways to improve the Patna’s overall economic performance and efficiency, promote competitiveness of the city in national and international contexts, and develop a broad-based job creation plan that includes the informal sector. Overall success will come from involving all types of businesses (from microenterprises through larger private sector firms) in crafting the local development strategy, securing their involvement and investment, and defining the supportive role of the central government. A successful city development strategy (CDS) for Patna requires to be based on a careful assessment of the local economy components on which effective development strategies ca