Bihar Budget 2025-26

Bihar Budget 2025-26 Overview

• Presented By: Deputy CM & Finance Minister Samrat Chaudhary. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Total Budget Outlay: ₹3.17 lakh crore (₹3,16,895 crore). Drishti IAS News Article

• Increase Over Previous Year: Up by ₹38,169 crore (13.69%) from ₹2.78 lakh crore in 2024-25. Samasamayik Ghatnachakra News

• Continuous Growth: Bihar’s budget size has steadily grown over the last 5 years. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Projected GSDP (2025-26): ₹10.97 lakh crore (Current Price), a 22% growth over last year. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Per Capita GSDP (2023-24): Bihar ₹66,828, India ₹2,15,935. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

Major Expenditure and Receipts

• Total Expenditure: ₹3,16,895 crore. Drishti IAS

• Revenue Expenditure: ₹2.52 lakh crore (79.52%). Drishti IAS

• Capital Expenditure: ₹64,895 crore (20.48%). Drishti IAS

• Receipts: ₹3,17,095 crore. PRS India (PDF)

• Revenue Receipts: ₹2,60,831 crore (82%). PRS India (PDF)

• Capital Receipts: ₹56,263 crore (18%). PRS India (PDF)

• Revenue Surplus: ₹8,831 crore (0.8% of GSDP). PRS India (PDF)

• Fiscal Deficit: ₹32,718 crore (2.98% of GSDP), within FRBM limit of 3%. PRS India (PDF)

Sectoral Allocations

• Education Department: ₹60,964 crore (19.24%). Drishti IAS

• Health Department: ₹20,335 crore (6.4%). Drishti IAS

• Rural Development Department: ₹16,193 crore (~5.1%). Drishti IAS

• Energy Department: ₹13,483 crore. Drishti IAS

• Roads: ₹17,000 crore. Drishti IAS

• Saat Nischay-II: ₹5,972 crore. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Women Empowerment Initiatives

• Mahila Haats (Women's Marketplace) in Patna. Drishti IAS

• Garib Kanya Vivah Mandaps (marriage halls for poor girls) in all 8,053 panchayats. Drishti IAS

• Pink Bus Service operated by women. Drishti IAS

• Pink Toilets for women in all districts. Drishti IAS

• Gym-on-Wheels with female trainers in Patna. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• 33% reservation for women in Bihar State Road Transport Corporation. Drishti IAS

• Subsidy for e-rickshaw purchase and hostels for working women. Drishti IAS

• Women-managed Religious Tourism Scheme for Chhath Puja. Drishti IAS

• Jeevika Didi entrepreneurship with IIM Kolkata support. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Health Initiatives

• Bihar Cancer Care Society to be established. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Cancer Hospital in Begusarai. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Mukhyamantri Balika Pratirakshan Yojana: Free HPV vaccine for girls aged 9–14 to prevent cervical cancer. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• 108 new urban medical centers. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Migrant and Youth Support

• Migration Counselling-cum-Registration Centres in major cities. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Scholarship Doubling for BC, EBC, SC & ST students. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Increased Hostel Subsidy for SC/ST students (from ₹1,800 to ₹3,600/month). Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Agriculture and Farmers

• Coordination with NCCF for procurement of arhar, moong, urad at MSP. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Cold Storage and Market Facilities in sub-divisions and blocks. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• "Tarkari Sudha" Stores at block level for vegetable marketing. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Bihar Millet Mission and Centers of Excellence at Tankuppa (Gaya), Pusa (Samastipur), Bidupur (Vaishali). Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Kundghat Reservoir Scheme nearing completion. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Infrastructure & Transportation Initiatives

• Greenfield Airports at Sultanganj, Rajgir, Raxaul. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Smaller Airports under UDAN scheme. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Smart Cities: Patna, Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Industrial Park in Dobhi (Gaya), Meteorological Center in Bhagalpur. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Hariharnath Mandir, archaeological sites, and other tourism-focused developments. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Environment and Conservation

• Hybrid Doppler Weather Radar Network in W. Champaran & Bhagalpur. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Jal Jeevan Hariyali praised at COP28 Dubai. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Bihar Forestry College and Research Institute at Munger. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Bihar Clean Air Transformation Scheme: ₹100 crore. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• Bihar Green Development Fund: ₹25 crore. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• CATS protocol for Valmiki Tiger Reserve. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

• NTCA approved Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary as Bihar’s 2nd Tiger Reserve. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary

Key Allocations from Union Budget 2025-26

• Makhana Board for Bihar. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Greenfield Airports. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• West Kosi Canal Project in Mithilanchal. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

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Important Facts for UPSC

• Education Department received the highest allocation (₹60,964 crore). Drishti IAS

• GSDP projected at ₹10.97 lakh crore, one of the fastest growth rates among large states. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Revenue Surplus: ₹8,831 crore; Fiscal Deficit: 2.98% of GSDP, within limits. PRS India (PDF)

• Extensive women-centric schemes and health innovations highlight the state's social development focus. Drishti IAS

• Infrastructure push with new airports, industrial parks, and smart city projects. PRS India – Bihar Budget Analysis 2025-26 (PDF)

• Environmental focus includes new forestry, air quality, and wildlife initiatives. Scribd – Bihar Budget Summary