PATNA: The nationwide lockdown has completely changed the daily routine of majority of ministers in Bihar.As all offices and secretariat are closed and no socio-political events are being organised since March 25 due to the nationwide lockdown, the cabinet ministers who usually remained occupied throughout the day holding meeting after meeting with officers or attending socio-political programmes as chief or distinguished guests, are today compelled to remain confined within the four walls of their official bungalows.While some of the ministers are utilising their time by making frequent calls to people in constituencies and reading books, a few are using this long break from the office by providing necessary guidance to the state people stranded outside.While CM Nitish Kumar, deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi , health minister Mangal Pandey and a few others are, these days, busy holding frequent meetings with officials to check spread of infection of corona virus and making necessary arrangements for the migrant workers returning the home; some ministers who are not directly related to main-stream departments, are enjoying this break by remaining with family members.“I am utilised this long break from the office by remaining in touch with public and party workers through phone calls and reading books about prominent political personalities. As my mobile number is in public domain for the last several years, many people of Bihar who are currently stranded outside the state make calls on my phone seeking help. I receive their calls and give them proper guidance and try to help them out. These days, I receive an average 70 to 80 calls per day from Bihari people living outside the state,” State’s Road Construction department (RCD) Minister Nand Kishore Yadav told TOI on Wednesday.“Besides, I make another 70 to 80 phone calls daily to remain in touch with people of my Patna Sahib constituency as well as the BJP workers. Being the cabinet minister in-charge of Patna and Vaishali, I keep taking general feedback from officials of the two districts through phones. When free from the phone calls, I read books on prominent personalities. Recently, I finished books on PM Narendra Modi and former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur . Currently, I am reading a book on JP movement in which I actively participated,” the RCD minister said.Like the RCD minister, the industries minister Shyam Rajak too is utilising his time by remaining in touch with the people of his Phulwari constituency through phone and reading books. “Recently, I finished ‘Sanskriti Ke Chaar Adhyay’ by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar and ‘Bari Sonch Ka Bara Jadoo’ by a foreign author. Right now, I am reading ‘Gram Swarajya’ by Mahatma Gandhi,” Rajak told TOI on Wednesday.But the agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries resources minister Prem Kumar is not at the rest. “I am working from home, from my residential office. As the state is facing threat of bird flu and swine flu and several districts are facing crisis of fodder due to the ongoing lockdown, works in my both departments have increased manifold,” Prem told TOI.Agriculture minister said he was continuously taking feedback from his district level officials through phone. “Two days back, I did video conferencing with some district officials from my residential office through ‘Skype’,” he said, adding, “In morning, I spent one hour on walk and exercise within the campus. I also feed the four cows which are at my residence, and watch ‘Ramayan’ serial on television in the night,” Prem said.The information and public relations minister Neeraj Kumar spends his entire days- from 10 am to 9 pm- in hearing public grievances over phone. “People know I personally receive calls on my mobile. Large number of people who are stranded outside the state, make calls on my phone. I personally hear their problems, take necessary steps and call back them to inform about possible way-outs,” Neeraj told TOI on Wednesday.“Now the number of such calls are decreasing day-by-day, as many pople have returned home. But a day after the lockdown was announced, I received more than 500 calls in a day on my phones,” Neeraj said.