Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Nitin Nabin Donates Three Months’ Salary to Bihar Flood Relief
Bihar is facing very serious floods.
Many families have had their homes and crops damaged.
Nitin Nabin gave ₹6.35 lakh to the state relief fund.
This money came from three months of his salary as a Rajya Sabha member.
The government says affected families have received ₹7,000 each.
Rescue teams are helping people, while camps provide food, schooling and medical care.
Officials have also arranged fodder for animals.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Bihar to review the response, and the governments are planning ways to reduce flood damage in the future.
BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Nitin Nabin donated ₹6.35 lakh to Bihar’s Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
The donation equals Nabin’s salary for three months and is intended to help flood-affected families.
The Bihar government says it has provided more than ₹550 crore at ₹7,000 per affected family.
NDRF and SDRF teams are conducting rescue operations, while camps, kitchens, medical services and livestock fodder have been arranged.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said floods affected about 50 lakh people, with damage assessment and long-term mitigation planning continuing.
- Who
- BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Nitin Nabin, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and government relief teams.
- What
- Nitin Nabin donated ₹6.35 lakh, equal to three months of his Rajya Sabha salary, to Bihar’s Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for flood victims.
- When
- The report was dated September 18; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Flood-affected areas of Bihar, including Bhagalpur and a relief camp at Government Polytechnic College.
- Why
- To support families affected by flooding and assist ongoing rescue, relief and damage-assessment efforts.
- Donation
- ₹6.35 lakh from Nitin Nabin’s three months’ Rajya Sabha salary
- Family assistance
- ₹7,000 deposited for each affected family
- Total state assistance
- More than ₹550 crore provided to affected families
- Reported impact
- About 50 lakh people affected, according to Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Relief arrangements
- Camps, community kitchens, medical facilities, temporary schooling, anganwadi services and livestock fodder
- Rescue operations
- National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams deployed
- Further action
- Crop and house damage assessments, farmer assistance and permanent flood-mitigation planning are underway
