Bihar Government on December 26, 2020 approved a proposal to upgrade five nagar parishads to the level of municipal corporations.
- The state cabinet also approved to upgrade 32 nagar panchayats to nagar parishads, to create eight new nagar parishads and as many as 103 new nagar panchayats.
- The decision has been taken under the purview of the Bihar Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2020.
- The five municipal councils which have been upgraded to municipal corporations are Sasaram (Rohtas), Motihari (East Champaran), Bettiah (West Champaran), Madhubani and Samastipur.
