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NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed establishing a Makhana Board in Bihar. In her budget speech, she emphasised that the Union government’s focus would be on ‘garib, youth, annadata and nari’. Makhana (foxnuts) is widely produced and consumed in Bihar. “Makhana Board will be established in Bihar to improve production and processing of fox nut,” said …