Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday launched the state govt’s monthly stipend scheme for newly enrolled advocates who joined the Bihar State Bar Council on or after Jan 1, 2024.At a function organised at the LN Mishra Institute of Social Sciences near Patna high court, Choudhary handed over stipend cheques of Rs 5,000 each to 160 newly enrolled advocates.The function was attended by two deputy chief ministers, Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary, and state law minister Sanjay Singh Tiger.Before launching the scheme, Choudhary unveiled a portrait of late Ram Balak Mahto, Bihar’s longest-serving advocate general. The event was attended by Patna high court Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao, other judges, Advocate General Satya Darshi Sanjay and members of the Patna High Court Bar.
