ECONOMY

• North Koel Reservoir Project-
  Gaya, Aurangabad; To be completed by March 2026.

• CAG Report (24 July 2025) -
  For FY24- Growth rate 14.47%, GSDP 8.54 Lakh Crore.

• Merger of RRBs:
  Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank & Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank will be merged into Bihar Gramin Bank; sponsor – PNB; H. O.Patna; chairman - Ashutosh Kumar Jha; Largest; Meeting at Patna by Nirmala Sitharaman.

• Jute Production-
  Assam>WB>BR

• First to start the service of providing e-stamp through an ATM.

• 7 Nischay Ranking -
  By Bihar State Development Mission; 1st Araria, 2nd Buxar, Last Madhubani

• Union Budget 2025–26 –
  Announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman, who wore a Madhubani saree gifted by Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi.
  ➢ Rs 100 crore for Makhana Board- FPOs.
  ➢ National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management.
  ➢ Western Koshi Canal Project sanctioned (irrigation in Mithila)
  ➢ IIT Patna expansion.

• Union Budget 2024–25 (Bihar) –
  ➢ Gaya as an industrial node in Amritsar–Kolkata corridor.
  ➢ Purvodaya Yojana for all-round development of Bihar, Jharkhand, WB, Odisha, Andhra.
  ➢ New 2400 MW Power Plant at Pirpainti, Bhagalpur.
  ➢ Special funds for Rajgir Jain Temple.
  ➢ Corridors of Vishnupad & Mahabodhi temples in line with Kashi Vishwanath.

• Relative Economic Performance (1960–61 to 2023–24) –
  Report by Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to PM Sanjeev Sanyal.
  ➢ 1960s: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar together = 54% of India’s GDP.
  ➢ Bihar (undivided) had the 5th highest share (7.8%) of India’s GDP.
  ➢ After bifurcation, share ↓ to 2.8%. It has remained almost the same since then.
  ➢ Bihar’s per capita income = 70.3% of India’s average (1960–61), now ~33% of India’s average now.

• Textile sector –
  ➢ Bihar’s 2nd NIFT in Begusarai after Patna (India's 19th)
  ➢ Begusarai → 3rd textile cluster (after Bettiah, Muzaffarpur).
  ➢ Handloom & Handicraft centres at Gaya, Bhagalpur, Nalanda, Patna, Nawada.

• The World Custom Organization provided HS (Harmonized System) Code to Makhana.

• Renewable Energy Expo 2025-
  Patna

• Per Capita Income (as per Mo Statistics) -
  66828 (Current price, 2023-24), 36333 (Constant Price, 2023-24).

• 8.21 Crore tourists in 2023.

• Bihar Electric vehicle conclave and expo organised by Bihar transport department.

• Tarkari outlet on the lines of Sudha by Cooperative Department in 200 Blocks.

• Sitharaman extended loans at a Credit Outreach Programme in Madhubani.

• Inland Container Depo at Bihta by Nitish Mishra (First dry port of Bihar)

• 6 new UDAN airports:
  Bihar MoU with AAI; at Madhubani, Birpur, Munger, Valmikinagar, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa; ~₹25 cr each.

• Airports –
  Greenfield at Rajgir (Nalanda) & brownfield at Raxaul (East Champaran).

• PM inaugurated the new Modern Terminal of Patna airport & laid foundation stone of Civil enclave in Bihta on 29 May 2025.

• First six-lane Ganga bridge:
  CM inaugurated Patna-Raghopur section of Kachchi Dargah–Bidupur project; state’s first six-lane bridge over the Ganga.

• Bihar’s First double-decker flyover (Patna):
  CM inaugurated; to ease congestion of Ashok Rajpath.

• Road Training & Research Institute Bihar:
  Mokama.

• Pink Bus service launched (Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Purnea, Darbhanga) Bihar Budget 2025-26

• 400 e-buses Bihar (Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Purnea, Bhagalpur under PM e-bus Service Scheme.

• Bihar’s first underground subway:
  Completed in Patna; links Patna Junction to multi-modal hub.

• Patna–Purnia Expressway (Bihar) –
  281 km; Starts Mirnagar (Vaishali NH-22) → ends Chand Bhatti (Purnia NH-27, East-West Corridor) via Samastipur, Darbhanga, Saharsa, Madhepura

• Gorakhpur–Siliguri Expressway –
  568 km; Passes 8 districts of Bihar: West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj; Bridges on Gandak, Bagmati, Kosi rivers.

• High-Speed Rail Stations –
  To be built at Bihta (Patna), Manpur (Gaya), Hukahan (Buxar).

• Vikramshila–Kataraeh New Rail Line Project –
  26.23 km over Ganga, Bhagalpur District; 5th major Ganga rail bridge under Eastern Central Railway.

• Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged Shetkari Samrudhi Special Train:
  Maharashtra Devlali to Danapur, Bihar.

• Jamapul Railway Factory (Munger):
  To be the Centre of Excellence.

• Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated Wagon Periodical Overhauling unit, Jamalpur, Munger.

• Metro Services –
  Proposal for Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Darbhanga; funding: 20% state+centre; Metro rail corporation remaining 60%.

• Adani Cement Plant –
  Foundation by CM at Warsaliganj, Nawada; investment ₹1600 cr (largest in Bihar cement industry).

• International Buyer–Seller Meet (IBSM) 2025:
  Patna, 19–20 May 2025; by MoFPI & APEDA, TPCI & Bihar Govt.

• Hajipur exports:
  Russian army wearing shoes of Competence Sports pvt ltd.

• NITI Aayog SDG Report:
  Bihar 3rd in sanitation/water (Goal 6); Goa first; Himachal 2nd.

• Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (Telangana) visited Bihar to understand Jeevika.

• e-detection system at all toll plaza by Transportation department

• Samrat Choudhary:
  Convenor on GST rate rationalisation.

• North Bihar Power Distribution Co. (NBPDCL) got A grade nationwide in consumer services.

• Bioinformatics Laboratory inaugurated at Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, Bhagalpur.

• PM Kisan Nidhi (19th installment) launched from Bhagalpur by PM (24 Feb 2025).

• 10,000 FPOs inaugurated in Khagaria by PM Modi (24 Feb 2025).

• Agro Bihar 2024 inaugurated byNitish Kumar at Patna.

• Crop insurance for makhana cultivation too.

• Bihar = 3rd largest maize producer (11% share).

• Dying & Processing Industry:
  Madhubani.

• Bihar’s largest ethanol factory:
  Bhalua village, Chakai block (Jamui).

• E-Irradiation Export Pack House -
  Bihta.

• New plantations:
  Purnea, Jamui, East Champaran.

• Millets Excellence Centre:
  Gaya, crops: finger millet, barnyard, proso, foxtail, pearl millet.

• Centre of Excellence for Jardalu Aam -
  Shahkund, Bhagalpur.

• Bihar 1st state in implementing PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing 2024–25.

• A grain silo warehouse at Khagaria by Prahlad Joshi.

• APEDA will open in Mithapur, Patna.

• Bihar’s 1st GI Facilitation Centre –At Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, Bhagalpur with NABARD support.

• Postal Life insurance:
  Bihar tops.

• Free bone-marrow transplant scheme:
  Thalassemia kids, ₹15 lakh aid.

• Bihar 1st in India:
  OPD patients registered via Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA).

• LEADS 2024 Report:
  Bihar upgraded from“Aspirers to Fast Movers” category; Ministry of commerce.

• Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (Stage-II):
  PM laid foundation from Vikramganj, Rohtas (virtually, 30 May 2025); 2400 MW expansion; cost ₹29,947 cr; Bihar to receive 1500 MW; total capacity to 4,380 MW (Bihar’s 1st ultra-supercritical plant).

• Kilkari– Patna’s Bachcha bank model; Adopted by Maharashtra.

• SHGs & Bihar:
  Ranked 3rd in number (MH highest), 4th in savings, 6th in loans

• Bihar Business Connect 2024 (Patna) –Investments
  worth ₹1.8 lakh cr (thrice previous yr);Highest investment:~ ₹90k cr (renewable energy)

• Deficit Data 2022-23 –
  Fiscal deficit 5.9% GSDP (BFRBM Act -4%); State’s own tax revenue 5.8%; Debt-to-GSDP 39.3%;Facing Revenue deficit since 2020.

• Sex ratio at birth –
  882 (2023–24), 894 (2022–23), 914 (2021–22).

• Supply of Drinking Water (Sone River) –
  Laid by CM at Annicut, Dehri town, Rohtas; Beneficiaries: Aurangabad, Dehri, Sasaram.

• Bihar-One Project –
  Family-based social register (Unified Service Delivery); database of welfare schemes beneficiaries;Nodal: IT Dept, Bihar.

• Industries department aims to increase Bihar export share to 5% from current 0.52%.

• PMEGP ranking:
  Jammu & Kashmir 1st, Tamil Nadu 2nd, Bihar 3rd.

• Integrated Industrial Townships:
  12 districts Bihar

• Three 5-star hotels with shopping malls in Patna.

• First SEZ –
  Nawanagar(Buxar) and Kumarbagh (West Champaran); 125 acres earmarked; criteria: ≥50 hectares contiguous land; BIADA is advisor.

• Bihar’s Largest Industrial Area –
  Dobhi Block, Gaya under Amritsar–Kolkata Corridor.

• Credit–Deposit Ratio, Bihar –
  58.7% (28% lower than national avg); highest: Purnea; lowest: Munger.

• NITI Aayog published Macro & Fiscal Landscape Bihar.

• Integrated Manufacturing Cluster -
  Gaya.

• CRS Report:
  Bihar lowest sex ratio birth 2022 (891 girls/1000 boys)